2544 Valentine Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03154-0074BIN 2013619

Concern level3 of 4

High

0110 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
029 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 71 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 71 apartments.

2018 — 71 units registered2023 — 71

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

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 33 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 building34 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

1412

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 S45Issued 2026-09-24

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT S45, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt S45Issued 2026-03-19

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT S45, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt S45Issued 2026-03-18

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT S45, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2546Issued 2026-02-09

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 2546, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

375

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water213

Unsanitary Condition40

Plumbing36

Paint/Plaster29

Water Leak27

Flooring/Stairs10

Appliance7

Door/Window5

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

1577

Noise reports · last 12 mo

131

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential796

Street/Sidewalk433

Commercial285

Vehicle49

Unspecified14

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

1213

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

101

≈ per month

Felony369

Misdemeanor711

Violation133

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 OPTIONAL2025-01-17

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED BULDGING BRICK PUSHING OFF WINDOW LINTELS EXP1 WEST COURTYARD SETBACK AND CRACKED/SPALLING BRICK PARAPET LEVEL. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY TAKE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE/PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND INSTALL PUBLIC PROTECTION EXP 2 WEST COURTYARD AND SETBACK. IMMEDIATELY REPAIR UNDER SUPERV OF NYS LP

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-08-12Apt S1residential

2025-03-03Apt N2residential

2025-01-07Apt C41residential

2019-09-17Apt 282Nresidential

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 2025-08-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-06-16

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2020-01-23

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-10-04

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

KELLY ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

STEVEN FINKELSTEIN

Managing agent

ROGER TATE

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-03-03$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-02-11 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-11-24 · $728,923.4

Mortgage2020-11-24$728,923.4

borrower KELLY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, LLC

Mortgage2016-08-12$2,522,730.14

borrower KELLY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-08-01$1,651,459.52

borrower KELLY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

Mortgage2007-07-25$971,045.39

borrower KELLY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC.

Mortgage2004-06-30$3,789,790.21

borrower KELLY ASSOCIATES LLC · lender BEAR STEARNS COMMERICAL MORTGAGE,INC

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale