Retail building · Fordham, Bronx
222 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
222 East Fordham Road is a 2-floor retail building in Fordham, Bronx, built in 1930, with about 38,000 square feet of retail space according to city records.
Also at 222-230 East Fordham Road and 2481-2493 Valentine Avenue.
- Retail space
- 38K SF
- Floors
- 2
- Year built
- 1930
- Zoning
- C4-4
The 6th largest of the 7 retail buildings we track in Fordham. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 222 East Fordham Road compares
Next to the 6 nearest large retail buildings, all within a 5 minute walk, 222 East Fordham Road ranks 6th of 7 by retail floor area. It went up in 1930; the median neighbor dates from 1926. Its estimated property tax, about $20.49 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $9.89.
| Building | Retail space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 East Fordham Road | 38K SF | 2 | 1930 | $20.49 |
| 215 East Fordham Road | 46K SF | 2 | 1988 | $21.41 |
| 2510 Valentine Avenue | 41K SF | 3 | 1921 | $6.27 |
| 2501 Grand Concourse | 250K SF | 4 | 1930 | $10.53 |
| 2470 Morris Avenue | 47K SF | 2 | 1919 | $9.24 |
| 386 East Fordham Road | 37K SF | 2 | 1930 | $31.08 |
| 1 West Fordham Road | 90K SF | 4 | 1922 | $7.72 |
Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area). Large means at least 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 222-230 East Fordham Road; 2481-2493 Valentine Avenue
- ZIP code
- 10458
- Building type
- Retail building (city class K2)
- Total floor area
- 37,734 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 37,734 SF
- Retail
- 37,734 SF
- Height
- 2 floors
- Year built
- 1930
- Lot area
- 19,942 SF
- Zoning district
- C4-4
- Built FAR
- 1.89
- Max commercial FAR
- 3.4
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 2031530023
Nearest subway
- Fordham Rd
- Fordham Rd
- Kingsbridge Rd
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-05; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-05. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
NYC storefront registry (Local Law 157)
Storefronts and vacancy
Owners registered 3 storefronts at 222 East Fordham Road for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
- 3
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Fordham
- 6.7%
- Share vacant along East Fordham Road
- 10.3%
- Share vacant citywide
- 8.7%
Vacant on December 31, by year
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Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2024, pulled 2026-10-09. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, as the owners filed them. The 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.
NYC Department of Finance records
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists FORD EMERALD ASSOCIATES as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 222 East Fordham Road at $24.5 million and assesses it at $11 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $7.13 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $773,187 a year before abatements, roughly $20.49 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.
- Owner of record
- FORD EMERALD ASSOCIATES
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $24,474,000
- Land market value
- $14,000,000
- Assessed value
- $11,013,300
- Exemptions
- $3,885,840
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $773,187
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $20.49
City market value by tax year
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-09; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
222 East Fordham Road reported an ENERGY STAR score of 34 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a D (under 55). Its site energy use came to 68.1 kBtu per square foot, 18% above the national median of 57.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 379 metric tons of CO2e (6.71 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 34 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- D (under 55)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Retail Store
- Site energy use intensity
- 68.1 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 57.9 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 379 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 6.71 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 56,550 SF
ENERGY STAR score by year
Energy sources in 2024
Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-09; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, 222 East Fordham Road comes to about 294 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 429 tons for 2024 to 2029 (68% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 119 tons and the same energy use counts as about 175 tons, about 56 tons over, or an estimated $15,000 a year unless the building cuts its emissions.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 429 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 294 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 135 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 119 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 175 t CO2e
- Over the limit by
- 56 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- $15,000
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Retail Store 56,550 SF. It applies the coefficients and per-use limits in Department of Buildings rule 1 RCNY 103-14 and Administrative Code 28-320.3.1.1 (as the Department lists them) and the $268 per ton penalty, checked 2026-10-04. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report: that report can count renewable energy credits, solar and storage deductions and, for 2024 and 2025, the law's occupancy group limits where higher, and penalties can be reduced for good faith efforts.
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NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 222 East Fordham Road.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 1
- Newest job first permitted
- July 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across FordhamWhere NYC offices are being built out
Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-09 (permits issued through 2026-10-06). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
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Questions about 222 East Fordham Road
How big is 222 East Fordham Road?
222 East Fordham Road has about 38,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 38,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 222 East Fordham Road built?
City records list 1930 as the year built. The building is 2 floors tall.
What other addresses does 222 East Fordham Road have?
City records list 222-230 East Fordham Road and 2481-2493 Valentine Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 2031530023) as 222 East Fordham Road. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 222 East Fordham Road?
222 East Fordham Road is in ZIP code 10458, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 222 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, in Fordham.
What is the zoning at 222 East Fordham Road?
The lot is in the C4-4 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.89 and a maximum commercial FAR of 3.4 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 222 East Fordham Road?
The closest subway station to 222 East Fordham Road is Fordham Rd (the B and D trains), about 450 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Fordham Rd (the 4 train), 5 min walk; Kingsbridge Rd (the B and D trains), 8 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 222 East Fordham Road?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists FORD EMERALD ASSOCIATES as the owner of record of 222 East Fordham Road (BBL 2031530023). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What is the energy grade of 222 East Fordham Road?
222 East Fordham Road reported an ENERGY STAR score of 34 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 34 earns a D. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 68.1 kBtu per square foot, 18% above the national median of 57.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 379 metric tons of CO2e (6.71 kg per square foot).
Does 222 East Fordham Road meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, 222 East Fordham Road comes to about 294 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 429 tons for 2024 to 2029 (68% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 119 tons and the same energy use counts as about 175 tons, about 56 tons over, or an estimated $15,000 a year unless the building cuts its emissions. This is an estimate from the owner's 2024 benchmarking filing using the coefficients and per-use limits in the law and the Department of Buildings rule, at $268 per ton over. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report, which can count credits and deductions this estimate cannot.
Is there construction at 222 East Fordham Road?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 222 East Fordham Road. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 2031530023. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
What are the property taxes at 222 East Fordham Road?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $7.13 million for 222 East Fordham Road. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $773,187 a year, roughly $20.49 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 2031530023 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 222 East Fordham Road?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 222 East Fordham Road at $24.5 million ($14 million of it land) and its assessed value at $11 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 12% from 2022/23 ($27.8 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 222 East Fordham Road?
Owners registered 3 storefronts at 222 East Fordham Road for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.
Is there retail space for lease at 222 East Fordham Road?
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Fordham
Transit hubs in Fordham
- B D at Fordham Rd
- 4 at Fordham Rd
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