# 253 Balcom Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 BBL 2055960069 · Block 5596 · Lot 69 · BIN 2081428 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/253-balcom-avenue-2055960069 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 253 Balcom Avenue (Bronx, NY 10465; tax lot BBL 2055960069) is an one-family home (building class A5: one-family home, attached or semi-detached), built around 1960, on a 2,650 sq ft lot zoned R3-2. City tax records list the owner as CARMELA SALERNO. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $637,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active DOB violation and one active ECB violation. There was one 311 request in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “253 Balcom Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 (BBL 2055960069)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/253-balcom-avenue-2055960069. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 1 | | Active ECB violations | 1 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: CARMELA SALERNO - Building class: A5 – One-family home, attached or semi-detached - Year built: 1960 - Floors: 2 - Units: 1 residential / 1 total - Lot area: 2,650 sq ft · Building area: 1,539 sq ft - Zoning: R3-2 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $637,000, assessed value $38,220, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1994-06-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1994-06-21 from SALERNO, FILADELFIO; SALERNO, CARMELA to SALERNO, CARMELA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1975-01-30 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-01-30 from PETRUOLO RALPH to FILADELFIO SALERNO; CARMELA SALERNO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1971-09-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1971-09-17 from DEPALMA BARBARA to RALPH PETRUOLO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1969-01-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-01-20 from LISA HOMES INC to BARBARA DEPALMA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1998-08-14 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 200523228: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 1998-08-14, expires 1999-08-14. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1995-06-01 | open (VW-VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | | 1998-02-07 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status IN VIOLATION; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, non-hazardous: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORKNOTED: ERECTED A STEEL DECK APPROXIMATELY 8' X 14' AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. ALSO ENLARGED WINDOW AT THE REAR OF FIRST FLOOR CREATING AN ADDITIONAL DOORWAY. REMEDY: OBTAIN APPROVAL. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: found in violation. Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. | 6bgk-3dad | ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-06 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Blocked Crosswalk. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as CARMELA SALERNO. | 64uk-42ks | | 1994-06-21 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1994-06-21). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/2055960069