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1280 Commonwealth Ave

Bronx, NY 10472Company-ownedBBL 2037850019BIN 2025611
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors6
Units74
Building Area67,752 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD7
Market Value$2.4M

1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE is a property located at 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 6 floors and 74 units. The building area is 67,752 square feet on a 15,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $2.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 37 building permits on record (24 active). There are 189 violations on record (30 currently open). 13 docketed judgments carrying $9,225 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

738records on file
74Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 1280 Commonwealth Ave rises 6 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 74 units and 67,752 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.4M, and assessed for tax at $1.1M. In the 48 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 738 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 374 of its 738 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Violation (189) and inspection (44) trail well behind. 30 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 74, with a site energy-use intensity of 66.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 312 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% complaint, 48 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.4M of Bronx, written across 738 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1928
Floors6
Total Units74
Building Area67,752 sqft
Lot Size15,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
2037850019
2025611
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.4M
$1.1M
$135K

Building Permits

37 on record · 24 active
Mechanical SystemsDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 31, 2026Est. cost $28KJob #X01360102-S2

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 31, 2026Est. cost $28KJob #X01360102-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 30, 2026Est. cost $122KJob #X01360102-I1

Initial Permit

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PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 30, 2026Est. cost $70KJob #X01360102-S1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 30, 2026Est. cost $122KJob #X01360102-I1
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Violations

189 on record · 30 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$9,225
Judgments · 13 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049294242P
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $100Ticket #048772892Y
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $1,250Ticket #039107924N
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047480119X
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2021Balance $100Ticket #047029734L
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITS

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Jun 15, 2026#19008253

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

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Jun 15, 2026#19008254

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Jun 15, 2026#19008259

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

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Jun 15, 2026#19008255

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR WHICH IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 15, 2026#19008256

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 74 units. The building area is 67,752 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 has 37 building permits on record, with 24 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Mechanical Systems (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Mar 31, 2026.

Does 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 has 189 violations on record, with 30 currently open. Breakdown: 25 DOB, 8 ECB, 156 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 has 13 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $9,225. 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 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE?

1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 has an assessed market value of $2.4M and a total assessed value of $1.1M (land: $135K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE?

1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 is zoned R5. 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 1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE?

1280 COMMONWEALTH AVE, Bronx, NY 10472 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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