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1240 Clay Ave

Bronx, NY 10456Government-ownedBBL 2024270007BIN 2002093
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors5
Units11
Building Area11,345 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassC1
Market Value$520K

1240 CLAY AVE is a property located at 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 5 floors and 11 units. The building area is 11,345 square feet on a 3,220 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $520K. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 12 building permits on record (3 active). There are 17 violations on record (1 currently open). 3 docketed judgments carrying $900 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

180records on file

Completed in 1928, 1240 Clay Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 11 units and 11,345 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $520K, and assessed for tax at $234K. In the 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 180 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 106 of its 180 records, fully 59%, fall under that one heading. Violation (17) and assignment (13) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2022.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 91.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 78 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

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

$520K of Bronx, written across 180 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1928
Floors5
Total Units11
Building Area11,345 sqft
Lot Size3,220 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
2024270007
2002093
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$520K
$234K
$16K

Building Permits

12 on record · 3 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 24, 2024Job #416913
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Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Sep 23, 2022Job #TRU1200BX22
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 4, 2021Est. cost $149KJob #X00487194-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 4, 2021Est. cost $15KJob #X00426439-I1
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City ConstructionDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 7, 2021Job #X2386167
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Violations

17 on record · 1 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$900
Judgments · 3 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #049140467Y
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #049047259N
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048944461K
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 24, 1992#423592

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE WALL AT 1ST STY EAST APT 1B BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 11 units. The building area is 11,345 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 12 building permits on record, with 3 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Jan 24, 2024.

Does 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 17 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB, 4 ECB, 7 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $900. 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 1240 CLAY AVE?

1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has an assessed market value of $520K and a total assessed value of $234K (land: $16K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1240 CLAY AVE?

1240 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 1240 CLAY AVE?

1240 CLAY AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 is government-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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