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1491 Watson Ave, Bronx

BBL 2-03738-0001

Built
1939
Floors
6
Residential units
60
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
20,000 sq ft
Floor area
50,700 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded
Last sale
$7,100,000

En español: 5 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 12 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 4 años abierta, desde el 1 de febrero de 2022.

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  1. 5

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    Oldest open since

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  2. 7

    Class B, hazardous

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 10 certifications filed against 3 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 41 Class C violations: 39 by the original certify-by date, 2 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 12 open HPD violations run from January 4, 2024 to November 2, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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5 open Class C and a facade rated SWARMP. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 1, 2022.

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OATH/ECB summonses
2 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $1,300 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on June 30, 2023. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • November 14, 2022, FDNY: Fire-rated construction. In violation, $900 penalty imposed.
  • August 2, 2022, DOB: Electrical work without a permit. In violation, $400 penalty imposed.
DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued January 26, 2018.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2025.
DOB facade
Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed February 20, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2007, Unsafe in 2015, and Safe in 2016. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 46 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed December 11, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
Tax exemption
Has an Article XI tax exemption (DOF 2026/27 roll).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C5 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant189687731491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with188051181491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC
Not complied with188051161491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC
Not complied with186830681491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16486118
Class B7 open
Notice sent19212711
Notice sent19212710
Notice sent19212709
Notice sent19212708
Notice sent19212707
Not complied with188051191491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)182846221491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx had 12 open violations on October 10, 2026: 12 from HPD. 5 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since February 1, 2022.

Is 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 10 certifications filed against 3 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 41 Class C violations: 39 by the original certify-by date, 2 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued January 26, 2018. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2025. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

What did the latest facade report find at 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx?

Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed February 20, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2007, Unsafe in 2015, and Safe in 2016. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx?

ENERGY STAR score 46 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When did 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On December 11, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

Does 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx have a property tax exemption?

The building has an Article XI tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1939 as the year 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 60 residential units at 1491 Watson Avenue, Bronx. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, Local Law 84 energy reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, Local Law 84 energy reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 1491 Watson Ave, Bronx: 60 units, 5 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1491-watson-avenue-bronx

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