3053 Villa Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03321-0065BIN 2017641

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 22 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
058 evictions 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 43 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — essentially all of the building's 43 apartments.

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

2018

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building32 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2026-01-21

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND ALL ELECTRICAL OUTLETS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2024-08-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-01-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-01-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition10

Plumbing10

Heat/Hot Water3

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak2

Electric2

Door/Window2

Flooring/Stairs1

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

1304

Noise reports · last 12 mo

109

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential915

Street/Sidewalk245

Unspecified84

Vehicle45

Commercial8

House of Worship7

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

501

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony164

Misdemeanor224

Violation113

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 6 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 NONE2023-12-01

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

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2023-08-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2023-05-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-05-19Apt 3Cresidential

2025-12-18Apt 8Fresidential

2025-06-30Apt 5Dresidential

2025-06-18Apt 2Cresidential

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 2005-02-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

EURO-TECH DEVELOPERS, LLC

Head officer

Eli Fisher

Managing agent

Mayer Kaufman

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

1030 REV JAMES A POLITE AVENUEBRONX 1041 FAILE STREETBRONX 106 MT HOPE PLACEBRONX 1206 EASTERN PARKWAYBROOKLYN 1334 METCALF AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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 22025-04-08$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-09-28 · $335,000

Most recent mortgage2021-05-27 · $3,125,000

Mortgage2021-05-27$3,125,000

borrower EURO-TECH DEVELOPERS LLC · lender STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC

Mortgage2019-03-22$600,000

borrower EURO-TECH DEVELOPERS LLC · lender NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2019-03-22$6,475,000

borrower EURO-TECH DEVELOPERS LLC · lender NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2015-09-28$335,000

4259 CARPENTER AVENUE,LLC → EURO-TECH DEVELOPERS LLC

Sale2015-05-28$162,000

WASHINGTON, AVA → 4259 CARPENTER AVENUE, LLC

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