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1585 Townsend Avenue, The Bronx

A 1925 elevator apartment building on Townsend Avenue with 51 residential units on record, zoned R8A.

1585 Townsend Avenue is an elevator apartment building in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2028470029). The property is zoned R8A, on a 10,500 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 51 residential units. It was built in 1925. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 9 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL2028470029
BoroughThe Bronx — Community District 4
NeighborhoodMount Eden-Claremont (West)
ZIP code10452
Zoning districtR8A
Building classD7elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area10,500 sq ft
Floors6
Residential units51
Year built1925
FAR4.55 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 2 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
  • 5 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2024-12-12)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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  • 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.