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1591 Townsend Ave

Bronx, NY 10452Company-ownedBBL 2028470025BIN 2008146
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Year Built1925
Floors5
Units45
Building Area36,200 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassC1
Market Value$1.8M

1591 TOWNSEND AVE is a property located at 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1925. It has 5 floors and 45 units. The building area is 36,200 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $1.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 18 building permits on record (16 active). There are 398 violations on record (169 currently open). 22 docketed judgments carrying $1,900 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

1,629records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1925, 1591 Townsend Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 45 units and 36,200 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.8M, and assessed for tax at $790K. In the 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,629 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,092 of its 1,629 records, fully 67%, fall under that one heading. Violation (398) and inspection (64) trail well behind. 169 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 30.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 97 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 67% complaint, 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.

67% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1925
Floors5
Total Units45
Building Area36,200 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
2028470025
2008146
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.8M
$790K
$45K

Building Permits

18 on record · 16 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
EXPIRED
Filed Jul 25, 2024Job #427107
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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed May 9, 2011Job #220093191-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 4, 2011Job #220093191-01-02

EQ

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 4, 2011Job #220093191-1-2-hist

EQ

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed May 4, 2011Job #220080944-01
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Violations

398 on record · 169 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,900
Judgments · 22 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048263192H
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #014097075Y
RECORDKEEPING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047862176X
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047839366L
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #0213010500
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 19, 2026#19311426

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR ( FROM COURT YARD TO PUBLIC HALL) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 19, 2026#19311427

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVE GLASS AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR ( FROM COURT YARD TO PUBLIC HALL) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 25, 2026#18956150

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT BUILDING'S ENTRANCE DOOR (FROM STREET TO VESTIBULE) , 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 25, 2026#18956151

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AND IT'S ASSEMBLIES AT BUILDING'S ENTRANCE DOOR (FROM STREET TO VESTIBULE) , 1st STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 25, 2026#18956152

§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 was constructed in 1925. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 45 units. The building area is 36,200 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 18 building permits on record, with 16 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 (EXPIRED) filed Jul 25, 2024.

Does 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 398 violations on record, with 169 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB Safety, 16 DOB, 5 ECB, 376 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has 22 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,900. 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 1591 TOWNSEND AVE?

1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 has an assessed market value of $1.8M and a total assessed value of $790K (land: $45K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1591 TOWNSEND AVE?

1591 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10452 is zoned R8. 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 1591 TOWNSEND AVE?

1591 TOWNSEND 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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