1280 Commonwealth Avenue
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- 4 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1928) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 66 of 68 units
Class B
Class C
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
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- City records show 16 open HPD violations, 4 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2020 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 66 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of rats and all underlying causes creating….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
1280 Commonwealth Avenue sits in Bronx, ZIP 10472. The closest subway is St Lawrence Av (6) (1-minute walk), served by the 6 line.
Building Condition
- 2026-06-15 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PROCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH BY METHOD OF RE…"
- 2026-06-15 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT…"
- 2026-06-15 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT ON EAST WINDOW F…"
- 2026-06-10 "§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONS…"
- 2025-08-13 "§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL CO…"
- 2025-08-13
- 2020-10-20
- Class C · 4 open · penalty 60 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 5 open · penalty 25 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 7 open · penalty 7 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-12 · Apt 1B · NON EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-06-12 · Apt 1B · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
- 2026-06-12 · Apt 1B · EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2024-05-15 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2018-01-26 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
6 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2020); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1928). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 65
- HARRASSMENT 2: 59
- PETIT LARCENY: 51
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 37
- GRAND LARCENY: 35
- ST. LAWRENCE AUTO SERVICE INC.
- CAMPBELL, SARAH
- NOBLE DELI GROCERY CORP.
- P.S. 047 John Randolph
- P.S. 102 Joseph O. Loretan
- Archer Elementary School
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence
- Mott Hall V
- Bronx Coalition Community High School
- Mott Hall V
- Pan American International High School at Monroe
- The Cinema School
- St Lawrence Av
- Parkchester
- Morrison Av-Soundview
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- P.s. 047 John Randolph
- Vertex Partnership Academies Chs
- Girls Prep Cs - Bronx Hs
- Watson Gleason Playground
- Wood Park
- St. Lawrence Triangle
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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