3540 Decatur Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03356-0185BIN 2018652

Concern level3 of 4

High

0118 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0431 active DOB violation(s)
051 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 66 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 68 apartments.

2018 — 66 units registered2023 — 66

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

1962

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

1493

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 4EIssued 2026-08-10

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-08-10

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-07-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2026-07-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

229

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water48

Paint/Plaster42

Unsanitary Condition39

Plumbing24

Water Leak20

Door/Window20

Flooring/Stairs11

Electric8

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

736

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential382

Street/Sidewalk244

Vehicle57

Unspecified35

Commercial17

Park1

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

242

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony91

Misdemeanor112

Violation39

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-12-17

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO PARTIALLY DETACHED FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER IS DETACHED FROM DROP LADDER GUIDE RAILS @ EXP#3 SOUTH COURTYARD REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY TAKE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE/PROTECT THE PUBLIC & MAKE IMMEDIATE REPAIRS TO FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER U/FULL SUPERVISION OF NYS LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-10Apt LEresidential

2018-10-18Apt 3Fresidential

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 2026-06-18

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-02-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2022-04-11

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1394 BPR Realty Corp.

Head officer

Liridon Mehmetaj

Managing agent

Armonk Management LLC

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

2055 CRUGER AVENUEBRONX 2709 HEATH AVENUEBRONX 2714 WALLACE AVENUEBRONX

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.

ElevatorsClass 12020-12-31$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22015-07-23$500 penalty

BoilersClass 22012-02-11$500 penalty

BoilersClass 22011-11-30$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-11-19 · $11,525,000

Most recent mortgage2019-11-19 · $5,176,570.1

Mortgage2019-11-19$5,176,570.1

borrower 1394 B.P.R. REALTY CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2019-11-19$11,525,000

BOB-AL MANAGEMENT CORP. → 1394 B.P.R REALTY CORP.

Mortgage2014-07-09$315,550.06

borrower BOB-AL MANAGEMENT CORP. · lender FLUSHING BANK

Sale2002-10-31no recorded price

BOB-AL MANAGEMENT CORP. → 3540 DECATUR AVE. CORP.

Sale2002-10-31no recorded price

3540 DECATUR AVE CORP → 231-235 W. 230TH STREET A CORP.

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 2019 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 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2019-07-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2019-06-19

60-day noticeincl. property tax2019-05-20

90-day noticeincl. property tax2019-04-17

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