1131 Morris Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02449-0021BIN 2002574

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 2026-09-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL STORED UNDERNEATH PUBLIC HALL STAIRS , 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OVER GROWN FOLIAGE OBSTRUCTING DROP LADDER AT SOUTH YARD

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-10RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE STORED AT SOUTH FIRE PASSAGE WAY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-12

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR JOINTS AT 3RD STORY PARAPET WALL AT EAST EXTERIOR WALL BUILDING FRONT

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water81

Paint/Plaster2

Unsanitary Condition2

Appliance1

Electric1

Flooring/Stairs1

Flooring/StairsFloor2026-08-31 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-08-31 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-23 · open

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1577

Noise reports · last 12 mo

131

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1142

Street/Sidewalk308

Commercial48

Vehicle46

Unspecified32

House of Worship1

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

680

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony199

Misdemeanor382

Violation99

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-10-15

FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTROL#348278 VIO#082825PI20404HZ DATED 8/28/25 REQUIRING OWNER TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 09/18/25 & START BLDG REPAIRS UNDER PERMIT BY 10/28/25,COMPL/SIGN OFF BY 11/28/25 AS TODAY 10/15/25 A CAP&EVIDENT WRK WAS NOT REC'D.IMMED COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER #348278 VIO#082825PI20404HZ

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-10-08

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER-ON 8/28/25 OBSVD @ EXP1 DISLODGED BRICKS WITH MISSING MORTAR WALL BOWING OUTWARD & LEANING PARAPET WALL.DOB REC'D A REPORT FROM FALCON GROUP DATED 9/25/25 REC'D 9/26/25 INDICATING THE EXP1&2 PARAPETS ARE UNSAFE. OWNER TO IMMED HIRE DOB REG GC-INSTALL S/W SHED PROV APPROX 27 LINEAR FT ALONG FULL WITH OF EXP1

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-08-28

FTM BLDG PARAPET WALL IN SAFE CONDITION-OBSVD THE FRONT SIDE PARAPET WALL IN DISREPAIR LEFT SIDE CORNER-DISLODGED BRICKS CENTER OF WALL W/DISLODGED MORTAR,VERT CRACKS,AND WALL IS LEANING INWARD&DISLODGED BRICKS. SUBMIT ANNUAL PARAPET OBSV REPORT TO PROACTIVEINSP@BUILDINGS.N YC.GOV BY NOT LATER THAN SEPT 03 2025

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-01-18Apt 3Bresidential

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

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 2015-11-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2007-04-05

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2006-01-13

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1131 Morris Avenue LLC

Head officer

Triciah Claxton

Managing agent

Jeskell Realty, LLC

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

935 COLLEGE AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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.

ConstructionClass 12025-11-21$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-04-04 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1976-05-06 · no recorded price

Sale2014-04-04no recorded price

NEV VENTURES INC., JEAN N. CLAXTON (HEIR), JACQUELINE CLAXTON (HEIR), ALFORD CLAXTON (DECEASED), TRICIAH C. CLAXTON → 1131 MORRIS AVENUE, LLC

Sale2008-10-15$10

CLAXTON, ALFORD → NEV VENTURES INC.

Sale1984-10-12no recorded price

MENDEZ, FELICITA → CLAXTON, ALFORD

Sale1976-05-06no recorded price

RODRIGUEZ ALEJO, RODRIGUEZ CANDITA → FELICITA MENDEZ

Mortgage1976-05-06no recorded price

borrower MENDEZ FELICITA · lender ALEJO RODRIGUEZ, CANDITA RODRIGUEZ

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