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281 Brook Ave

Bronx, NY 10454Company-ownedBBL 2022840062BIN 2091060
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1904
Floors5
Units60
Building Area62,060 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC7
Market Value$1.9M

281 BROOK AVE is a property located at 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1904. It has 5 floors and 60 units. The building area is 62,060 square feet on a 20,401 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $1.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 59 building permits on record (43 active). There are 609 violations on record (17 currently open). 25 docketed judgments carrying $150 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

1,815records on file

Completed in 1904, 281 Brook Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 60 units and 62,060 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.9M, and assessed for tax at $854K. In the 48 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,815 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 994 of its 1,815 records, fully 55%, fall under that one heading. Violation (609) and permit (59) trail well behind. 17 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 2007.

Read together — 55% 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.

$1.9M of Bronx, written across 1,815 government filings.

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Property Details

Address281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores
C7
Year Built1904
Floors5
Total Units60
Building Area62,060 sqft
Lot Size20,401 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
2022840062
2091060
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.9M
$854K
$121K

Building Permits

59 on record · 43 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 28, 2026Job #495067
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 28, 2026Job #495069
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 28, 2026Job #495066
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 28, 2026Job #495065
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 6, 2021Est. cost $8KJob #X00456288-I1
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Violations

609 on record · 17 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$150
Judgments · 25 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Balance $125Ticket #048447486J
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 6, 2020Balance $25Ticket #0200539992
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2018Ticket #0204059424
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2018Ticket #0203560812
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2017Ticket #0193925500
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITS

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 15, 2026#19082412

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGRATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 15, 2026#19082413

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
DEFECT LETTER ISSUED
Issued Nov 2, 2023#16370558

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 3 SQ FT AT EAST WALL APPROX 7 SQ FT AT DOOR FRAME IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 was constructed in 1904. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 5 floors and 60 units. The building area is 62,060 sqft.

Are there building permits at 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 has 59 building permits on record, with 43 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 (CURRENT) filed May 28, 2026.

Does 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 has 609 violations on record, with 17 currently open. Breakdown: 32 DOB, 5 ECB, 572 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 has 25 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $150. 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 281 BROOK AVE?

281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 has an assessed market value of $1.9M and a total assessed value of $854K (land: $121K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 281 BROOK AVE?

281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 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 281 BROOK AVE?

281 BROOK AVE, Bronx, NY 10454 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.

How do I get a full property report for 281 BROOK AVE?

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