2545 Valentine Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03154-0029BIN 2013611

Concern level3 of 4

High

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
025 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0421 active DOB 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 74 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 73 apartments.

2018 — 74 units registered2023 — 74

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1942

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 29 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

104

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 HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2026-10-09

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED CERAMIC TILES AT FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6LIssued 2023-11-03

§ 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 AT APT IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6L, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-03

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6LIssued 2023-11-02RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6L, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH''

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

110

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water80

Unsanitary Condition14

Electric4

Paint/Plaster4

Plumbing2

Flooring/Stairs2

Water Leak1

General1

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

1549

Noise reports · last 12 mo

129

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential812

Street/Sidewalk400

Commercial277

Vehicle47

Unspecified13

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

1119

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony335

Misdemeanor663

Violation121

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 8 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-04-25

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.PREVIOUS VIOLATION ECB35651109K CONDITIONS STILL PRESENT.DEFECTIVE CONDITIONS INCLUDE CRACKS,MASONRY SPALLING,AND SAGGING CORODING LINTELS.REMEDY: MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR FACADE,PROVIDE APPROVE SAFETY MEASURES MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO FACADE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-03-25

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCETABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 6A,7A,8A, AND 9A REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATIONS DOCUMENTING CONDITON OF EXTERIOR WALLS AND APPURTENANCES REQUIRED BY 28-302.4 FOR CPNTROL NUMBER 912399. SUBJECT TO FISP REQUIREMENTS WAS CONFIR,ED BY HEIGHT VERIFICATION CONDUCTED ON 3/25/2022. REMEDY: SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQ'D TECHNICAL REPORT

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2014-11-17

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

IVANAJ 2545 REALTY CORPORATION

Head officer

TONY GJOKAJ

Managing agent

IVANAJ 2545 REALTY CORPORATION

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

2770 BRIGGS AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$53

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.

Local LawClass 22022-03-25$53 due

ConstructionClass 22022-03-25$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22021-11-06$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12020-09-04$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1993-10-14 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-10-28 · $223,939.23

Mortgage2022-10-28$223,939.23

borrower IVANAJ 2545 REALTY CORP. · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC

Mortgage2012-10-04$1,223,272.92

borrower IVANAJ 2545 REALTY CORP. · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.

Mortgage1999-11-26$193,750.5

borrower IVANAJ 2545 REALTY CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage1997-07-02$155,000

borrower IVANAJ 2545 REALTY CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage1996-12-10$468,369.09

borrower IVANAJ 2545 REALTYCORP · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

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