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1261 Merriam Ave

Bronx, NY 10452Company-ownedBBL 2025290063BIN 2003518
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors6
Units78
Building Area72,727 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassD1
Market Value$3.5M

1261 MERRIAM AVE is a property located at 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 6 floors and 78 units. The building area is 72,727 square feet on a 15,300 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $3.5M. It last sold for $4.8M on Sep 13, 2006. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 25 building permits on record (13 active). There are 635 violations on record (25 currently open). 132 docketed judgments carrying $1,600 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

3,297records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 1261 Merriam Ave rises 6 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 78 units and 72,727 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 3,297 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,263 of its 3,297 records, fully 69%, fall under that one heading. Violation (635) and enforcement (161) trail well behind. 25 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 2005.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 17.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 128 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 69% complaint, 53 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

69% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1930
Floors6
Total Units78
Building Area72,727 sqft
Lot Size15,300 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
2025290063
2003518
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.5M
$1.6M
$104K
$4.8M
Last Sale DateSep 13, 2006

Building Permits

25 on record · 13 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
ON HOLD – ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Filed Jun 9, 2026Est. cost $79KJob #X01111504-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 12, 2026Est. cost $79KJob #X01111504-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Nov 5, 2025Est. cost $1Job #X00978053-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Nov 5, 2025Est. cost $1Job #X00978053-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Oct 29, 2024Job #X01134098-I1-EL

Apt 3C: Replace one light fixture.

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Violations

635 on record · 25 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,600
Judgments · 132 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #048924990H
ABANDONING VEHICLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #049115057R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048940849Z
INSUFFICIENT RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Ticket #048599699X
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #039086929M
ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993643

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FLOOR IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993644

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993645

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR KNOBS AT CLOSET DOORS AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993646

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18993647

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 78 units. The building area is 72,727 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 25 building permits on record, with 13 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 (ON HOLD – ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION) filed Jun 9, 2026.

Does 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 635 violations on record, with 25 currently open. Breakdown: 59 DOB, 39 ECB, 537 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 132 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,600. 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 1261 MERRIAM AVE?

1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has an assessed market value of $3.5M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $104K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1261 MERRIAM AVE last sold?

1261 MERRIAM AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 last sold for $4.8M on Sep 13, 2006. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1261 MERRIAM AVE?

1261 MERRIAM 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 1261 MERRIAM AVE?

1261 MERRIAM 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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