549 Commonwealth Avenue, The Bronx

A 1932 elevator apartment building on Commonwealth Avenue with 59 residential units on record, zoned R5.

549 Commonwealth Avenue is an elevator apartment building in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2035190034). The property is zoned R5, on a 15,835 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 59 residential units. It was built in 1932. 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

BBL	2035190034
Borough	The Bronx — Community District 9
Neighborhood	Soundview-Clason Point
ZIP code	10473
Zoning district	R5
Building class	D7 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	15,835 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	59
Year built	1932
FAR	3.12 built · 1.5 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

7 open Department of Buildings violations
1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $1,250 in penalties due
1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.