1259 Clay Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02431-0026BIN 2002176

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0188 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 123 apartments
0255 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
0522 evictions executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 10), discharged 2017-05-12.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 119 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 123 apartments.

2018 — 119 units registered2019 — 119

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

123

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 36 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

180

Open now

6239

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-08

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BULKHEAD DOOR LEADING TO ROOF , 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-08

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt CIssued 2026-09-17

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''1429''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt CIssued 2026-09-17

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''1429''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

1124

All time

183

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water348

Unsanitary Condition185

Paint/Plaster118

Plumbing87

Water Leak82

Door/Window79

Flooring/Stairs63

Appliance47

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

616

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential386

Street/Sidewalk171

Vehicle30

Unspecified26

Commercial3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

723

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony232

Misdemeanor345

Violation146

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-07-23Apt Bresidential

2026-05-14Apt Bresidential

2026-04-16Apt 5-Cresidential

2026-02-11Apt Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

134

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-06

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1229-1273 REALTY LLC

Head officer

MARTIN MEYER

Managing agent

MANNY STEIN

5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1356 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 2647 SEDGWICK AVENUEBRONX 351 EAST 163 STREETBRONX 361 EAST 163 STREETBRONX 418 WEST 130 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-03-16 · $7,200,000

Most recent mortgage2022-06-10 · $1,743,113.88

Mortgage2022-06-10$1,743,113.88

borrower 1229-1273 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-06-19$1,680,259.33

borrower 1229-1273 REALTY LLC · lender FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB

Sale2005-03-16$7,200,000

BOZART REALTY CORP. → 1229-1273 REALTY LLC

Mortgage2005-03-16$6,030,000

borrower 1229-1273 REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1980-10-27no recorded price

borrower BOZART REALTY CORP · lender CITY OF NEW YORK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale