3216 Decatur Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03354-0009BIN 2018556

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 19 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
0323 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 37 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 37 apartments.

2018 — 37 units registered2023 — 37

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

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 88 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

184

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 2024-07-22

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN IS BLANK AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2004-12-025+ 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) 1st RADIATOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-11

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-05-12

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT SOUTH WALL AND NORTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B , 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18565025 ISSUED 11-JAN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water37

Unsanitary Condition5

Electric3

Paint/Plaster1

Plumbing1

Water Leak1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-07-28 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-07-13 · closed

ElectricLighting2026-06-03 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

782

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential476

Street/Sidewalk251

Vehicle32

Unspecified11

Commercial7

Park5

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

277

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony87

Misdemeanor108

Violation82

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2024-06-23

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2023)

ACTIVE · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2023-04-22

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2022)

ACTIVE · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2022-08-21

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2021)

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 2013-12-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-06-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2006-05-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC

Head officer

LEKA COTAJ

Managing agent

3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC

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

2114 GLEBE AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2002-10-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-07-24 · $627,051.68

Mortgage2020-07-24$627,051.68

borrower 3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-04-28$774,961.93

borrower 3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-03-21$208,142.23

borrower 3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Mortgage2009-12-15$468,077.91

borrower 3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-10-24$275,000

borrower 3212-16 DECATUR REALTY LLC · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOANS 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