Bronx • Elevator Apartment

1140 Clay Ave

Bronx, NY 10456Company-ownedBBL 2024260012BIN 2002070

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors5
Units54
Building Area42,100 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassD1
Market Value$4.9M

1140 CLAY AVE is a property located at 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 5 floors and 54 units. The building area is 42,100 square feet on a 11,816 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $4.9M. It last sold for $18.9M on Dec 18, 2014. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 21 building permits on record (9 active). There are 395 violations on record (9 currently open). 40 docketed judgments carrying $1,200 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

1,198records on file
99Energy Star

Completed in 1920, 1140 Clay Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 54 units and 42,100 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.9M, and assessed for tax at $2.2M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,198 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 581 of its 1,198 records, fully 48%, fall under that one heading. Violation (395) and inspection (75) trail well behind. 9 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 99, with a site energy-use intensity of 32.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 144 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 48% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.9M of Bronx, written across 1,198 government filings.

Property Details

Address1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1920
Floors5
Total Units54
Building Area42,100 sqft
Lot Size11,816 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
2024260012
2002070
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.9M
$2.2M
$48K
$18.9M
Last Sale DateDec 18, 2014

Building Permits

21 on record · 9 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 17, 2026Est. cost $675KJob #X01162776-I1
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Nov 7, 2025Job #473104
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 14, 2025Est. cost $675KJob #X01162776-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 28, 2022Est. cost $10KJob #X00593273-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 13, 2021Est. cost $10KJob #X00593273-I1

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Violations

395 on record · 9 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,200
Judgments · 40 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #049140429N
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #049079077Z
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES MBCP PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 4AM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Ticket #048438539J
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES MBCP PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 4AM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Ticket #047807375R
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #047852074X
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES NON-COLLECTION DAY

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Apr 17, 2026#18796104

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW FRAME WOODEN SILL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Feb 19, 2026#18658017

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Feb 15, 2026#18647025

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 5 floors and 54 units. The building area is 42,100 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 21 building permits on record, with 9 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 (LOC ISSUED) filed Mar 17, 2026.

Does 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 395 violations on record, with 9 currently open. Breakdown: 39 DOB, 29 ECB, 327 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 40 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,200. 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 1140 CLAY AVE?

1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has an assessed market value of $4.9M and a total assessed value of $2.2M (land: $48K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1140 CLAY AVE last sold?

1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 last sold for $18.9M on Dec 18, 2014. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1140 CLAY AVE?

1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 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 1140 CLAY AVE?

1140 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 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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