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1085 Nelson Ave

Bronx, NY 10452Company-ownedBBL 2025140025BIN 2003259
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Updated Aug 2, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors6
Units48
Building Area42,000 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassD1
Market Value$2.5M

1085 NELSON AVE is a property located at 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 42,000 square feet on a 10,027 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $2.5M. It last sold for $8M on Jul 12, 2016. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 36 building permits on record (25 active). There are 420 violations on record (27 currently open). 4 docketed judgments carrying $25 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,330records on file
9Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 1085 Nelson Ave rises 6 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 48 units and 42,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.1M. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,330 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 675 of its 1,330 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Violation (420) and inspection (75) trail well behind. 27 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 9, with a site energy-use intensity of 105.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 286 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.5M of Bronx, written across 1,330 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1931
Floors6
Total Units48
Building Area42,000 sqft
Lot Size10,027 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
2025140025
2003259
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.5M
$1.1M
$42K
$8M
Last Sale DateJul 12, 2016

Building Permits

36 on record · 25 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Apr 21, 2025Est. cost $1KJob #X01040196-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 31, 2024Est. cost $25KJob #X01076202-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jul 12, 2024Est. cost $25KJob #X01076202-I1

Initial Permit

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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Apr 24, 2024Est. cost $1KJob #X01040196-I1

Initial Permit

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Apr 24, 2024Job #X01040224-I1-EL

Installation of lighting for sidewalk shed

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Violations

420 on record · 27 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$25
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2019Ticket #038265569P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 7, 2019Balance $25Ticket #0201635565
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2018Ticket #0197441741
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2017Ticket #0195753865
IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 9+ DWELLING UNITS
HPDClass C
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Jun 1, 2026#18971550

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Jun 1, 2026#18971548

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERIOR WOOD CASING MOLDING AROUND WINDOW FRAME IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Apr 4, 2026#18770069

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 42,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 36 building permits on record, with 25 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Apr 21, 2025.

Does 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 420 violations on record, with 27 currently open. Breakdown: 25 DOB, 17 ECB, 378 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $25. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1085 NELSON AVE?

1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has an assessed market value of $2.5M and a total assessed value of $1.1M (land: $42K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1085 NELSON AVE last sold?

1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 last sold for $8M on Jul 12, 2016. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1085 NELSON AVE?

1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 is zoned R7-1. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1085 NELSON AVE?

1085 NELSON AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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