1202 Spofford Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02765-0078BIN 2006595

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02132 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 60 apartments
03116 of those issued in the last 3 years
0412 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0522 active DOB violation(s)
0613 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 16), active since 2023-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 2,520 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 54 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 60 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 100 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 building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

489

Open now

2721

On record

132

Open Class C

259

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2026-09-30

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2026-09-30

§ 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 IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6GIssued 2026-09-30

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6G, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

1092

All time

124

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water427

Unsanitary Condition141

Paint/Plaster107

Plumbing91

Door/Window72

Water Leak65

General53

Electric42

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

290

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential145

Street/Sidewalk102

Unspecified21

Vehicle15

Commercial7

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

237

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony70

Misdemeanor106

Violation61

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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

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

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-08-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-05-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-05-02Apt 6-Gresidential

2018-07-12Apt 3Fresidential

2018-05-10Apt 4-Cresidential

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 2025-05-01

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-25

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-07-30

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2024-07-24

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Bronx 1202 Spoford Ave L.P.

Head officer

William Forero

Managing agent

CAM Property MGMT

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

441 EAST 187 STREETBRONX 444 EAST 187 STREETBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$80,172

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.

ElevatorsClass 22026-04-28$310 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-01-07$3,125 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22024-08-21$3,125 due

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22024-06-21$3,125 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-03-01 · $8,377,801

Most recent mortgage2019-10-11 · $796,269.15

Mortgage2019-10-11$796,269.15

borrower BRONX 441 EAST 187TH STREET L.P., BRONX 1202 SPOFFORD AVENUE L.P., BRONX 444 EAST 187TH STREET L.P. · lender SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC

Sale2016-03-01$8,377,801

1202 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC → BRONX 1202 SPOFFORD AVENUE L.P.

Mortgage2016-03-01$4,980,515.57

borrower BRONX 1202 SPOFFORD AVENUE L.P. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2011-11-10$75,794.41

borrower 1202 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2004-10-27$757,222.43

borrower 1202 REALTY ASSCIATES, LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

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