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1735 Townsend Ave

Bronx, NY 10453Individually ownedBBL 2028490024BIN 2008177
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1927
Floors6
Units53
Building Area43,905 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassD1
Market Value$4.7M

1735 TOWNSEND AVE is a property located at 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1927. It has 6 floors and 53 units. The building area is 43,905 square feet on a 10,800 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $4.7M. It last sold for $4.2M on Feb 23, 2018. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 21 building permits on record (14 active). There are 439 violations on record (42 currently open). 65 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

1,512records on file
38Energy Star

Completed in 1927, 1735 Townsend Ave rises 6 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 53 units and 43,905 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.7M, and assessed for tax at $2.1M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,512 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 817 of its 1,512 records, fully 54%, fall under that one heading. Violation (439) and enforcement (88) trail well behind. 42 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 38, with a site energy-use intensity of 95.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 289 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 54% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.7M of Bronx, written across 1,512 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1927
Floors6
Total Units53
Building Area43,905 sqft
Lot Size10,800 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
2028490024
2008177
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.7M
$2.1M
$97K
$4.2M
Last Sale DateFeb 23, 2018

Building Permits

21 on record · 14 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 5, 2022Est. cost $10KJob #X00049166-I1
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 15, 2021Est. cost $4.1MJob #240209029-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 3, 2021Job #240209029-01-03

PL

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 23, 2020Est. cost $53KJob #240212140-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 5, 2020Job #240212140-01-02

PL

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Violations

439 on record · 42 open
Judgments · 65 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2023Ticket #047750144P
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2021Ticket #047151615H
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #0212651414
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2018Ticket #044323875N
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2018Ticket #038257583L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 5, 2026#19053772

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 5, 2026#19053773

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

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 5, 2026#19053774

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 5, 2026#19053775

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

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jul 5, 2026#19053776

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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+ 434 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 was constructed in 1927. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 53 units. The building area is 43,905 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has 21 building permits on record, with 14 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 (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Dec 5, 2022.

Does 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has 439 violations on record, with 42 currently open. Breakdown: 36 DOB, 17 ECB, 386 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has 65 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 1735 TOWNSEND AVE?

1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has an assessed market value of $4.7M and a total assessed value of $2.1M (land: $97K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1735 TOWNSEND AVE last sold?

1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 last sold for $4.2M on Feb 23, 2018. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1735 TOWNSEND AVE?

1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 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 1735 TOWNSEND AVE?

1735 TOWNSEND AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 is individually 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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