2342 Crotona Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03102-0018BIN 2012829

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 2), discharged 2009-12-23.

Rent regulation

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

156

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-03

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING AT PASSAGEWAY TO REAR YARD AT CELLAR

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt BASEMEIssued 2026-08-03

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE [HINGE] DOOR IN THE 20th ENTRANCE FROM NORTH LOCATED AT CELLAR APT BASEME, 1st CELLAR APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-17

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AND ASSEMBLIES AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR (FROM STREET TO PUBLIC HALL) , 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt BASEMEIssued 2026-08-03

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT BASEME, 1st CELLAR APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

Plumbing5

Door/Window4

Water Leak3

Electric2

Paint/Plaster1

Heat/Hot Water1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1855

Noise reports · last 12 mo

155

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1061

Street/Sidewalk610

Commercial93

Vehicle56

Unspecified35

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

602

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony205

Misdemeanor269

Violation128

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-10-12Apt 1ST FLOORresidential

2018-07-20Apt 3/ 3RD FLresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2024-06-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-07-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-06-11

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-12-19

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2342 Cortona LLC

Head officer

Leo Zicherman

Managing agent

James Sanchez

5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1450 BRYANT AVENUEBRONX 2919 HOLLAND AVENUEBRONX 411 MENAHAN STREETBROOKLYN 664 KOSCIUSZKO STREETBROOKLYN 954 MADISON STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-12-01 · $975,000

Most recent mortgage2023-10-16 · $489,800

Mortgage2023-10-16$489,800

borrower 2342 CORTANA LLC · lender PROVIDENT BANK

Mortgage2022-12-01$1,000,000

borrower 2342 CORTONA LLC · lender ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC

Sale2022-12-01$975,000

NNODUM, THERESA A → 2342 CORTONA LLC

Mortgage2022-12-01$900,000

borrower 2342 CORTONA LLC · lender ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC

Mortgage2005-03-24$382,500

borrower NNODUM, THERESA A. · lender AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale