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1285 Washington Avenue, The Bronx

A 1963 elevator apartment building on Washington Avenue with 11 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

1285 Washington Avenue is an elevator apartment building in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2023900024). The property is zoned R7-1, on a 61,867 sq ft lot, with 16 floors and 206 residential units. It was built in 1963. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 11 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL2023900024
BoroughThe Bronx — Community District 3
NeighborhoodClaremont Village-Claremont (East)
ZIP code10456
Zoning districtR7-1
Building classD3elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area61,867 sq ft
Floors16
Residential units206
Year built1963
FAR2.82 built · 3.44 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 4 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 3 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 4 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: UNFILED

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.