1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1916

Floors5

Units37

Building Area33,055 sqft

ZoningR6

ClassC1

Market Value$3M

1253 FRANKLIN AVE is a property located at 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1916. It has 5 floors and 37 units. The building area is 33,055 square feet on a 11,175 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $3M. It last sold for $7M on Mar 22, 2017. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (4 active). There are 1832 violations on record (23 currently open). 95 docketed judgments carrying $9,600 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

4,511records on file

21Energy Star

Completed in 1916, 1253 Franklin Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 37 units and 33,055 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.0M, and assessed for tax at $1.3M. In the 72 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 4,511 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,307 of its 4,511 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,832) and enforcement (144) trail well behind. 23 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 21, with a site energy-use intensity of 107.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 223 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% complaint, 72 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.0M of Bronx, written across 4,511 government filings.

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Sources

NYC DOB NYC HPD NYC DOF ACRIS NYC DCP ECB/OATH NYC DEP NYC LPC NYC FDNY NYS DHCR MOCEJ FEMA EPA US Census HUD USGS

latest record Oct 14, 2026

Property Details

Address1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456

Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores

Building ClassC1

Year Built1916

Floors5

Total Units37

Building Area33,055 sqft

Lot Size11,175 sqft

ZoningR6

ConditionAverage

BBL2026120053

BIN2004255

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$3M

Assessed Total$1.3M

Assessed Land$76K

Last Sale Price$7M

Last Sale DateMar 22, 2017

Building Permits

15 on record · 4 active

Cats Registration InspectionOther

CURRENT

Filed Sep 30, 2025Job #465005

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed May 2, 2016Est. cost $20KJob #220418634-01

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PlumbingDOB Legacy

ISSUED

Filed Dec 15, 2014Job #220418634-01-01

FB

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Apr 14, 2014Est. cost $10KJob #240051073-01

EXT RENOV

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AlterationDOB Legacy

ISSUED

Filed Mar 11, 2014Job #240051073-01-01

OT

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Violations

1832 on record · 23 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$9,600

Judgments · 95 docketed

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 30, 2026Ticket #049544137M

UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Mar 31, 2026Ticket #048894655X

SPILLAGE FROM A RECEPTACLE 1ST OFFENSE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 30, 2026Ticket #048863107N

UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 30, 2026Ticket #048894623L

STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #048679207K

DIRTY SIDEWALK

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HPDClass C

CIV14 MAILED

Issued Oct 14, 2026#19308587

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B

CIV14 MAILED

Issued Oct 14, 2026#19308595

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY

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HPDClass C

NOT COMPLIED WITH

Issued Oct 1, 2026#19265871

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C

NOT COMPLIED WITH

Issued Oct 1, 2026#19265872

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 was constructed in 1916. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 37 units. The building area is 33,055 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 15 building permits on record, with 4 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Sep 30, 2025.

Does 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 1832 violations on record, with 23 currently open. Breakdown: 7 DOB, 2 ECB, 1823 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 95 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $9,600. 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 1253 FRANKLIN AVE?

1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has an assessed market value of $3M and a total assessed value of $1.3M (land: $76K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1253 FRANKLIN AVE last sold?

1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 last sold for $7M on Mar 22, 2017. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1253 FRANKLIN AVE?

1253 FRANKLIN AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 is zoned R6. 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 1253 FRANKLIN AVE?

1253 FRANKLIN 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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