Bronx • Elevator Apartment

1290 Lafayette Ave

Bronx, NY 10474Company-ownedBBL 2027630190BIN 2006548

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors6
Units54
Building Area55,200 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD7
Market Value$2.6M

1290 LAFAYETTE AVE is a property located at 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 6 floors and 54 units. The building area is 55,200 square feet on a 10,933 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (27 active). There are 182 violations on record (61 currently open). 16 docketed judgments 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

455records on file
2Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 1290 Lafayette Ave rises 6 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 54 units and 55,200 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.2M. In the 55 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 455 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 182 of its 455 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (129) and inspection (44) trail well behind. 61 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 2013.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 2, with a site energy-use intensity of 135.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 632 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% violation, 55 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.6M of Bronx, written across 455 government filings.

Property Details

Address1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1928
Floors6
Total Units54
Building Area55,200 sqft
Lot Size10,933 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
2027630190
2006548
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.6M
$1.2M
$56K

Building Permits

33 on record · 27 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 27, 2024Job #429016
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Dec 28, 2020Job #X00078341-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $1KJob #X00216227-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $1KJob #X00216571-I1
Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 12, 2019Est. cost $1KJob #X00216571-I1

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Violations

182 on record · 61 open
Judgments · 16 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Ticket #047350665H
DIRTY SIDEWALK
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2023Ticket #039058150K
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2022Ticket #039058151M
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2022Ticket #047241986X
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2020Ticket #0208754022
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 30, 2026#18845755

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

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HPDClass B
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued May 1, 2023#15962348

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6J, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 54 units. The building area is 55,200 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 has 33 building permits on record, with 27 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 27, 2024.

Does 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 has 182 violations on record, with 61 currently open. Breakdown: 49 DOB, 12 ECB, 121 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 has 16 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE?

1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 has an assessed market value of $2.6M and a total assessed value of $1.2M (land: $56K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE?

1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 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 1290 LAFAYETTE AVE?

1290 LAFAYETTE AVE, Bronx, NY 10474 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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