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4085 Ely Avenue

BRONX, NY 10466 BBL 2049780049 5 units · 2 floors · 1934

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood

Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Wakefield

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12-Month Maintenance Forecast

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Estimated probability of major maintenance failures in the next 12 months.

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Historical Data (The Model's Inputs)

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HPD violations

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311 calls

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DOB complaints

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ECB penalties

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Permits (7 yr)

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Bedbug units

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Rodent 311 calls

Heat/Hot Water — No heat, apt 3B · Class C · Open11/12/2024

Pests — Mice/rodents observed, apt 2A · Class B09/03/2024

Water Leak — Ceiling leak, apt 5D · Pending07/15/2024

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Rent & eviction protection

Is 4085 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 1934

6 or more units

5 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-story, five-unit building at 4085 Ely Avenue in Wakefield, owned by Shamica Abbott, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most critical concerns occurring between 2020-2021. During December 2020, the property faced both mold and ceiling paint issues, with the mold complaint being designated as emergency in nature. Multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented in December 2020, primarily affecting the second-floor apartment (2R), including problems with water leaks, carbon monoxide detectors, window guards, and self-closing doors. Additionally, there were violations related to a leaking roof affecting the public hall and a public hall ceiling paint requirement, though most of these issues were certified as resolved by February 2021.

The building has shown ongoing attention to pest control, with annual bedbug reporting compliance demonstrated in recent filings. The most recent report from July 2024 indicates no current infestation, following one documented case in the 2021-2022 reporting period which was reportedly resolved. Historical pest control records show compliance inspections in 2016, though there was one failed inspection for "Other Reasons" that same year. The property's annual bedbug reporting, while previously an issue with violations up to 2022, has now shown consistent compliance since 2023. Despite the relatively high number of initial violations, most were addressed within reasonable timeframes, and there have been no new major violations or complaints documented since early 2021, suggesting improved maintenance practices in recent years.

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How we score buildings

How 4085 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

43th percentile

Out of 1344 buildings in this neighborhood, 578 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest

Predicted violation outcome

56.2%

No serious
violations

33.3%

Some violations
(1–9)

10.5%

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.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Serious violations 5–6 years ago

Longer-term violation history from 5–6 years back is included in the model inputs.

Neighborhood location

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

Building characteristics

Total units	5
Floors	2
Year built	1934
Gross area	2,840 sq ft
Building class	—
Tax abatement	None

Issue trend & model projection

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

Who's behind the building

4085 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.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name

Vallen Abbott

Address

4085 Ely Ave b
Bronx, NY 10466

Landlord portfolio

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