1280 Commonwealth Avenue, The Bronx
A 1928 elevator apartment building on Commonwealth Avenue with 30 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
1280 Commonwealth Avenue is an elevator apartment building in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2037850019). The property is zoned R5, on a 15,000 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 74 residential units. It was built in 1928. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 30 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 2037850019 |
|---|---|
| Borough | The Bronx — Community District 9 |
| Neighborhood | Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River |
| ZIP code | 10472 |
| Zoning district | R5 |
| Building class | D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 15,000 sq ft |
| Floors | 6 |
| Residential units | 74 |
| Year built | 1928 |
| FAR | 4.52 built · 1.5 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 2 open Department of Buildings violations
- 4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $7,500 in penalties due
- 24 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.