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2159 Southern Blvd, Bronx

BBL 2-03111-0065

Built
1924
Floors
5
Residential units
46
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R7-1
Lot area
15,520 sq ft
Floor area
46,000 sq ft

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 22 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 7 años abierta, desde el 29 de agosto de 2019.

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  1. 13

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

    14 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 9

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations: 6 by the original certify-by date, 2 after it. HPD now marks 2 of them Invalid Certification. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 22 open HPD violations run from October 4, 2024 to November 27, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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13 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 29, 2019.

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Open Class C, week by week
6 on September 24, 2026 and 13 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
9 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $15,510 in penalties imposed. 2 judgments docketed, the latest on October 31, 2024. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • March 21, 2025, FDNY: Fire protection systems: Fail to prevent unnecessary unwarranted alarms. In violation, $750 penalty imposed.
  • June 11, 2024, DOB: Failure to provide unobstructed exit passageway. Admitted, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • July 28, 2023, FDNY: Fire protection systems: Fail to prevent unnecessary unwarranted alarms. In violation.

The newest 3 of 9 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 9, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued October 16, 2025.
Housing court
3 housing court cases here since 2011.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed November 13, 2025.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 7 work permits here, the newest issued April 29, 2025, for Sidewalk Shed work.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued April 29, 2025, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued March 13, 2025, expired March 13, 2026.
  • Suspended Scaffold, issued March 10, 2025, expired March 10, 2026.

The newest 3 of 7 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 7, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 17 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 2025, the latest on April 3. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 16, 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.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C13 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19283125
Fire SafetyNotice sent19283124
Fire SafetyNotice sent19283123
Fire SafetyNotice sent19283121
Notice sent19283120
Notice sent19283119
Fire SafetyNotice sent19283118
Invalid certification18267113
Invalid certification18267079
Vermin / InfestationCertified late17751631
The report lists all 13, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B9 open
Notice sent19283126
Notice sent19283122
Notice sent19238689
Certified late17751629
Lead PaintNotice sent17738704
Certified late17194116
Certified late17194115
Certified late17194114
Certified late17194113

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Questions about this building

Does 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx had 22 open violations on October 10, 2026: 22 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 7 years, since August 29, 2019.

Is 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations: 6 by the original certify-by date, 2 after it. HPD now marks 2 of them Invalid Certification. 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued October 16, 2025. 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 3 housing court cases here since 2011. 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed November 13, 2025. 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 is the ENERGY STAR score for 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx?

ENERGY STAR score 17 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx last inspected?

It has 3 boilers, all inspected in 2025, the latest on April 3. 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On December 16, 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, 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 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1924 as the year 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 2159 Southern Boulevard, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 46 residential units at 2159 Southern Boulevard, 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, 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 and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, 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 and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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, 2159 Southern Blvd, Bronx: 46 units, 13 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/2159-southern-boulevard-bronx

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