Bronx • Elevator Apartment

986 Morris Ave

Bronx, NY 10456Company-ownedBBL 2024320005BIN 2002179

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors5
Units30
Building Area34,125 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassD1
Market Value$2.9M

986 MORRIS AVE is a property located at 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 5 floors and 30 units. The building area is 34,125 square feet on a 7,868 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $2.9M. It last sold for $19M on Dec 18, 2014. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 18 building permits on record (9 active). There are 194 violations on record (4 currently open). 13 docketed judgments carrying $400 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

624records on file
25Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 986 Morris Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 30 units and 34,125 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.9M, and assessed for tax at $1.3M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 624 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 271 of its 624 records, fully 43%, fall under that one heading. Violation (194) and inspection (52) trail well behind. 4 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 25, with a site energy-use intensity of 114.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 248 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 43% complaint, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.9M of Bronx, written across 624 government filings.

Property Details

Address986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1929
Floors5
Total Units30
Building Area34,125 sqft
Lot Size7,868 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
2024320005
2002179
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.9M
$1.3M
$106K
$19M
Last Sale DateDec 18, 2014

Building Permits

18 on record · 9 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 17, 2026Est. cost $450KJob #X01162793-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 17, 2025Est. cost $450KJob #X01162793-I1
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 27, 2024Job #423252
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 30, 2017Est. cost $1.4MJob #240079847-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 14, 2016Est. cost $81KJob #220454041-01

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Violations

194 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$400
Judgments · 13 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2024Ticket #048237277H
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2024Ticket #048004175J
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Ticket #047927113N
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2023Ticket #047927048X
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2019Balance $200Ticket #043834012X
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE

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HPDClass B
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18994022

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT WEST AND NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass A
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Jun 10, 2026#18994023

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQUARE FEET AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 5 floors and 30 units. The building area is 34,125 sqft.

Are there building permits at 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 18 building permits on record, with 9 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 (LOC ISSUED) filed Mar 17, 2026.

Does 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 194 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 31 DOB, 5 ECB, 158 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has 13 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $400. 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 986 MORRIS AVE?

986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 has an assessed market value of $2.9M and a total assessed value of $1.3M (land: $106K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 986 MORRIS AVE last sold?

986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 last sold for $19M on Dec 18, 2014. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 986 MORRIS AVE?

986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 is zoned R7-1. 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 986 MORRIS AVE?

986 MORRIS AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 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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