2820 Decatur Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03279-0006BIN 2016407

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 14 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 53 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — of about 54 apartments.

2018 — 53 units registered2021 — 53

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 100 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 building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

114

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 2025-11-12

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

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C5Issued 2020-01-065+ YRS OLD

§ 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 IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT C5, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''North''

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E2Issued 2011-01-135+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK ON DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT E2, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E2Issued 2011-01-125+ YRS OLD

SECTION 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) CEILING, 1st DOOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT E2, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

125

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water101

Unsanitary Condition7

Paint/Plaster5

Plumbing5

Door/Window4

General2

Water Leak1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

669

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential351

Street/Sidewalk222

Commercial48

Vehicle33

Unspecified15

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

264

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony106

Misdemeanor108

Violation50

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 10 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 OPTIONAL2025-05-02

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.OBSERVED DEFEC TIVE CONDITION ON EXP1,2,3,4 AND ROOF.AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED O N EXP1 NORTH ELEV,MISSING MORTAR JOINTS AT NORTHEAST END OF THE 5TH FL SEVERAL SAGGING CORRODED LINTELS ON 5TH FL AND ONE PIECE ABOUT TO FALL EXP2 EAST ELEV BROKEN WINDOW PANE 3RD FL.REMEDY:REPAIR OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-06-12

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO IMMINENTLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON PARAPET WALLS ON EXP1 NORTH ELEV AND 2 EAST ELEV.CONDITIONS OBSERVED ARE CRACK S,AND SPALLING,MISSING MORTAR JOINGS AT PARAPET.SEVEWRE MISSING,MORTAR JOINYS.EXP2 ALSO HAS A BROKEN WINDOW PANE ON THE 3RD FL.EXP3 BROKEN MI SSING SILL ON 5TH FLOOR.REMEDY:PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE SAFE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-06-12

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AS NOTED AT TI ME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED ON EXP1,2,3,4 DEFECTIVE MASONRY AT PARAPET AND ON 4TH AND 5TH FLRSDEFECTS SUCH AS SPALLING BRICKS AND MORTAR JOIN TS,CRACKED DETERIORATED BRICKS,MISSING BRICKS ON EXP4 WEST ELEV,BROKEN SILLS ON EXP3.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DAMAGED MASONRY

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-02-10Apt E3residential

2022-01-27Apt D1residential

2022-01-06Apt D1residential

2018-01-02Apt D1residential

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 2025-02-19

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2820 DECATUR AVENUE LLC

Head officer

JOE NEBENZAHL

Managing agent

JOE NEBENZAHL

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

2595 BRIGGS AVENUEBRONX 2599 BRIGGS AVENUEBRONX 2603 BRIGGS AVENUEBRONX 2749 WEBSTER AVENUEBRONX 382 EAST 197 STREETBRONX

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 sale2018-10-31 · $8,112,000

Most recent mortgage2022-08-24 · $669,000

Mortgage2022-08-24$669,000

borrower 2820 DECATUR AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-10-31$1,984,598.88

borrower 2820 DECATUR AVENUE LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.

Sale2018-10-31$8,112,000

FIRST BRONX REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. → 2820 DECATUR AVENUE LLC

Mortgage2013-08-20$2,763,995

borrower FIRST BRONX REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. N.A.

Mortgage2013-08-20$181,005

borrower FIRST BRONX REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. N.A.

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