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1533 Townsend Ave, Bronx

BBL 2-02846-0061

Built
1927
Floors
6
Residential units
96
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
20,000 sq ft
Floor area
81,640 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded

En español: 3 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 9 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 18 años abierta, desde el 23 de julio de 2008.

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  1. 3

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

    7 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 4

    Class B, hazardous

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  3. 2

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Local Law.

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 9 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations: 5 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 7 open HPD violations run from July 4, 2025 to November 6, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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3 open Class C, an OATH hearing on January 29, 2027, and a facade rated Unsafe. The oldest open HPD violation was filed July 23, 2008.

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OATH hearings
A hearing on a DOB summons is set for January 29, 2027.
OATH/ECB summonses
3 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $5,625 in penalties imposed. 2 of them are still active, the same 2 listed under OATH/ECB. 1 judgment docketed, on September 30, 2024. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • April 20, 2026, DOB: Fail to file amendment acceptable report to correct unsafe conditions. $3,125 penalty imposed.
  • January 16, 2024, DOB: Fail to file amendment acceptable report to correct unsafe conditions. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • December 9, 2022, DOB: Fail submit required report of critical examination documenting exterior wall. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
DOB violations
4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued July 28, 2023.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened March 6, 2026. 2 housing court cases here since 2015.
DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 1, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed July 28, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2007, Safe in 2009, SWARMP in 2014, and Safe in 2018. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued September 11, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 76 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).
Boiler inspection
3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on March 5. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 5, 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 a 420-c 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 C3 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Certified on time19224869NSA 2015 OWNER LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19178442NSA 2015 OWNER LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17929717
Class B4 open
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19224868NSA 2015 OWNER LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19178444NSA 2015 OWNER LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19178443NSA 2015 OWNER LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18820149
OATH/ECB2 open most often Local Law
Local Law, Class 2Hearing pending37036579N
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37026573N

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Does 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx had 9 open violations on October 10, 2026: 7 from HPD and 2 from OATH/ECB. 3 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 18 years, since July 23, 2008.

Is 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 9 certifications filed against 2 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 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations: 5 by the original certify-by date, 1 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 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for January 29, 2027. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued July 28, 2023. 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.

Is 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened March 6, 2026. 2 housing court cases here since 2015. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 1, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed July 28, 2023 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2007, Safe in 2009, SWARMP in 2014, and Safe in 2018. 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.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued September 11, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx?

ENERGY STAR score 76 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 was the boiler at 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx last inspected?

It has 3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on March 5. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On December 5, 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 1533 Townsend 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 1533 Townsend 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 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx have a property tax exemption?

The building has a 420-c tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1927 as the year 1533 Townsend 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 1533 Townsend Avenue, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 96 residential units at 1533 Townsend 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 hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection 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 hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection 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, 1533 Townsend Ave, Bronx: 96 units, 3 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1533-townsend-avenue-bronx

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