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3452 Ely Avenue

BRONX, NY 10469 BBL 2048850072 2 units · 2 floors · 1920

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Eastchester
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 3452 Ely Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
2 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The two-family house at 3452 Ely Avenue in Eastchester, owned by Gideon Twumasi Ankrah, is a two-story residential building constructed in 1920. The property's recorded history shows minimal recent activity, with the only notable Department of Buildings complaint occurring in April 2021. This complaint, regarding suspected illegal after-hours work, was promptly investigated by inspectors on April 21, 2021. However, the inspection was marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access – 2nd Final Attempt," and the complaint was subsequently closed. Since that time, there have been no further complaints or incidents recorded with the Department of Buildings, and no other significant events have been documented in the building's history up to October 2023.

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How we score buildings

How 3452 Ely Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
80th percentile

Out of 107 buildings in this neighborhood, 86 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
85.9%
No serious
violations
11.4%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Eviction rate, landlord's portfolio

Per-building eviction rate across the landlord's portfolio — high rates signal aggressive tenant displacement.

Neighborhood location

The model uses precise location as a proxy for neighborhood-level risk patterns — some blocks have systematically higher violation rates.

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

The ZIP code captures local housing market conditions and enforcement patterns that affect all buildings in the area.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1920
Gross area2,227 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

3452 Ely Ave, New York, NY 10469
3452 Garage Ely Ave, New York, NY 10469
Who's behind the building

3452 Ely Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Joint Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Paulina Ankrah
Address
140 Debs Place apt 14
Bronx, NY 10475
Landlord portfolio

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