2956 Bainbridge Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03292-0079BIN 2016754

Concern level3 of 4

High

017 active DOB violation(s)
0214 open HPD 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 44 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 43 apartments.

2018 — 44 units registered2023 — 44

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

1924

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 69 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 building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-03-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN UNLOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT OR HOOK ON ROOF DOOR THAT ALLOWS RE-ENTRY FROM ROOF TO PUBLIC HALLWAY AT SOUTH SECTION BULKHEAD DOOR 6TH STORY ROOF

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-03-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN UNLOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT OR HOOK ON ROOF DOOR THAT ALLOWS RE-ENTRY FROM ROOF TO PUBLIC HALLWAY AT NORTH SECTION BULKHEAD DOOR 6TH STORY ROOF

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-03-26

§ 27-2037 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE AT SOUTH FIRE PASSAWAY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-03-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SPARK ARRESTOR AT ROOF CHIMNEY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water19

Unsanitary Condition2

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-10-18 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-12-23 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-11-02 · closed

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

1133

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential830

Street/Sidewalk180

Vehicle84

Unspecified35

Commercial2

Park2

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

323

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony129

Misdemeanor130

Violation64

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 7 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1997-02-10

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1995-08-29

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOC. LLC

Head officer

MIKE BAJRAKTARI

Managing agent

2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOC. LLC

8 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

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.

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1995-12-08$1,000 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1995-11-14$1,000 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1994-01-10$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2000-01-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2004-01-09 · $1,000,000

Mortgage2004-01-09$1,000,000

borrower 2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2000-08-14$94,655.62

borrower 2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2000-01-10no recorded price

2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOCIATES → 2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Mortgage1987-08-20$258,512.17

borrower 2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOCTS. · lender NORSTAR MORTGAGE CORP.

Mortgage1982-03-12$183,588.58

borrower 2956 BAINBRIDGE ASSOC · lender PARNES, HOWARD, BARON ASSOCIATES-1982

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