1020 Walton Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02471-0011BIN 2002871

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0136 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 61 apartments
0223 of those issued in the last 3 years
0310 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
06$10,000 in unpaid DOB fines

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

The owner registered 61 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — essentially all of the building's 61 apartments.

2018 — 60 units registered2022 — 61

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 57 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 building22 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

712

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 HAZARDOUSApt A4Issued 2026-09-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A4, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A8Issued 2026-08-28RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A8, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE HEAVY DUTY LOCK AT BUILDING VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-11

§ 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 LATCH TO DOOR FROM STREET TO VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

161

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water39

Plumbing19

Water Leak18

Unsanitary Condition18

General17

Appliance16

Door/Window14

Paint/Plaster13

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

2019

Noise reports · last 12 mo

168

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1097

Street/Sidewalk781

Vehicle83

Unspecified26

Park20

Commercial11

Helicopter1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

354

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony101

Misdemeanor200

Violation53

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

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-07-07

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED/BULGING BRICK EXP2 NORTH COURTYARD ABOVE BASEMENT ENTRY @ 2FL & CRACKED DISPACED BRICK BENEATH 6FL FIRE ESCAPE @ EXP3 EAST COURTYARD. REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY TAKE/PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES SECURE/PROTECT THE PUBLIC. ALSO REMOVE/SECURE ANY & ALL LOOSE MATERIALS U/SUPERVISION OF NYS LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-26

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER DUE TO MULTIPLE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS CRAC KED MASONRY BRICKS,CRACKED ROOF PARAPET AND DETERIORATED WINDOW SILLS THESE CONDITIONS HAVE THEREFORE MADE THE COURTYARDS AT EXP2 NORTH,3 EA ST AND 4 SOUTH UNABLE TO BE OCCUPIED.REMEDY:VACATE ENTIRE COURTYARD AT EXP2 NORTH,3 EAST,AND 4 SOUTH.ONLY TO BE USED IN EMERGENCIES ONLY

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-22

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER 4/22/24 DUE TO DEFECTIVE FACADE.NOTE MULTIPLE UNS AFE CONDITIONS OBSERVED AT EXP1 WEST ELEV.MULTIPLE CRACKED BRICKS2)LOO SE BRICKS AT 3RD AND 4TH STORY WINDOWS.3)BRICKS DISPLAYING SIGNS OF MO VEMENT,BULDGING AT ROOF LEVEL.4)VERTICAL CRACK AT PARAPET CORNER.REMED Y:PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES & INSTALL SWS AT EXP1 WEST ELEV WALTON AVE

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-04-03Apt B7residential

2019-12-17—residential

2019-10-10Apt B-2residential

2019-08-22Apt A-3residential

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 2020-08-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-04-02

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-01-08

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-09-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

SUM REALTY CO

Head officer

VICTOR FEIN

Managing agent

MEDALLION REAL ESTATE

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

106-15 217 STREETQUEENS 1200 PACIFIC STREETBROOKLYN 141-30 84 ROADQUEENS 141-60 84 ROADQUEENS 144-07 SANFORD AVENUEQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$10,000

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 12026-01-22$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 12025-10-15$5,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1987-07-31 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-04-01 · $3,281,547.48

Mortgage2019-04-01$3,281,547.48

borrower SUM REALTY CO. · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2014-11-25$1,447,748.52

borrower SUM REALTY CO. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2009-10-14$938,418.75

borrower SUM REALTY CO. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-10-24$453,350.61

borrower SUM REALTY CO. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1998-09-28$160,000

borrower SUM REALTY CO., · lender GREENPOINT BANK

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale