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1545 Rhinelander Avenue

Bronx · 10461 | BBL 2042220093 | BIN 2047113
Data as of September 5, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 26 immediately hazardous, about one for every 4 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

116 open HPD violations on record: 21 Class A (non-hazardous), 69 Class B (hazardous), and 26 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Properly repair or replace the broken or defective ceiling light fixture at vestibule.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 9,611 days (about 26 years), on record since 2000.

Violation figures current as of Oct 18, 2026.

A 106-unit building, built in 1962.

Open Buildings Department condition

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 17 open DOB violations at this address, including an open emergency violation, filed within the last 6 years. An open life-safety condition on record limits the compliance grade to B+ — see the DOB Compliance section below.

69
Open HPD
Class B
26
Open HPD
Class C
419
311 calls
12 months to Sep 2026
106
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
106
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
56
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,741
ZIP median
rent
1962
Year built
None <800m
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
D
Walkable
errands grade
4 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1962 as the year built — newer than 70% of the 260 buildings we cover in ZIP 10461. The building’s floor space is 3.3 times the size of its lot: 112,339 sq ft of building on a 33,800 sq ft lot. 106 apartments — more than 95% of the 259 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10461 have.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 21, 2026.

1545 Rhinelander Avenue sits in Bronx, ZIP 10461. No subway stations are within an 800-meter walk — expect to rely on buses or rideshare.

Is 1545 Rhinelander Avenue rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 106 residential units at 1545 Rhinelander Avenue are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
Is 1545 Rhinelander Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 1962, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total582
Open116
Closed466

Oldest open violation: June 2000 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Class A21 open · 104 closed
Class B69 open · 243 closed
Class C26 open · 95 closed
Class I0 open · 24 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-07 Class B · 14 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT VESTIBULE"
  • 2026-10-07 Class B · Apt 2E · 14 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING…"
  • 2026-10-07 Class A · Apt 2E · 14 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN TH…"
  • 2026-10-07 Class A · Apt 2E · 14 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING LESS THAN 10 SQ FT IN TH…"
  • 2026-09-14 Class B · Apt 1N · 37 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations9
Roaches: 5 Mice: 4
  • 2024-09-23 roaches
  • 2023-04-12 mice · Apt LF
  • 2023-04-12 roaches · Apt LF
  • 2023-02-28 mice · Apt 6S
  • 2023-02-28 roaches · Apt 6S
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 18, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 26 open · penalty 390 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 69 open · penalty 345 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 21 open · penalty 21 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints6
Open0
Closed6
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat4
Other2
Hot Water2
Paint1
Plumbing1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-07-09 · Apt 1N · EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-07-09 · Apt 1N · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-07-09 · Apt 1N · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
Repeated apartments: 1N
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total9
By year
20261
20251
20245
20232
Most recent
  • 2026-02-17 Apt 5G
  • 2025-01-09 Apt 3-L
  • 2024-11-21 Apt 4R
  • 2024-11-21 Apt 4R
  • 2024-09-12 Apt 1J
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total49
Open17
Closed32
Complaints
Total68
Open (active)0
Closed68
Recent open violations
  • 2024-02-22 FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUI… "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024"
  • 2022-08-02 BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
  • 2022-04-12 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL "DUE TO A FIRE AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS LEAVING A PARTIAL OPEN ROOF AND DAMAGE TO THE A,B,C,D LINES RENDERI…"
DOB data as of September 5, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file4
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 3)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1962. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1962 (64 yr old)
Building classD1 — Elevator apartment
Floors6
Residential units106
Building area (sqft)112,339
Lot area (sqft)33,800
Owner of record (PLUTO)ARGUS REALTY 1545 LLC
Designations
Council district13
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status106 of 106 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)105
Stabilized (latest)106
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeC
ENERGY STAR score58 / 100
Site EUI74.9 kBtu/ft² (national median 79.4)
Recent years
2024Grade C · 58/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total56388
Violent643
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies32123
Misdemeanors15236
Violations824
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • SEX CRIMES: 142
  • PETIT LARCENY: 43
  • RAPE: 31
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 24
  • GRAND LARCENY: 21
Borough context: Bronx (12 mo): 62,277 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls419
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 126
  • Illegal Parking: 92
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 37
  • Blocked Driveway: 28
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 17
By category
Noise148
Other144
Parking120
Rats4
Construction3
Drug0
Trash0
Drinking0
Homeless0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints148
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential126
Street Sidewalk17
Vehicle4
Commercial1
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surge2050s 2 · 2080s 1
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$180–320/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 1600 STILLWELL AVE 140m · $180–320/mo licensee: CUSTOM AUTO TECH CORP
  • 1600 STILLWELL AVE 140m · $180–320/mo licensee: STILLWELL AUTO EXPERTS LLC
  • 1600 STILLWELL AVENUE 140m · $180–320/mo licensee: INTERNATIONAL BODY WORKS CORP
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby8
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)0
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Icahn Charter School 3 K-8 · 1 min (87m) · District 84
  • Icahn Charter School 4 K-8 · 1 min (87m) · District 84
  • Icahn Charter School 5 K-8 · 1 min (87m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Icahn Charter School 3 K-8 · 1 min (87m) · District 84
  • Icahn Charter School 4 K-8 · 1 min (87m) · District 84
  • Icahn Charter School 5 K-8 · 1 min (87m) · District 84

Levels add up to 10 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 8 distinct schools are within range.

Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
No subway stations within 800 m walk. Bus and CitiBike routes may still serve this address.
Neighborhood Amenities
D
800m walk radius
Total places nearby4
Eating (3) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants2
Fast food1
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)0
→ Supermarkets0
→ Convenience0
Pharmacies1
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no cafés, supermarkets or ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index F — No coffee nearby (0 places selling coffee).
Walkable Errands D — Limited walkability.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby4
A: 3 Pending: 1
Sample
  • Grade A China Pavilion Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Pour Choices · Bottled Beverages
  • Grade A Tasty Picks · American
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby34
By category — top 8 of 10 (32 of 34 facilities)
Transportation11
Health Care10
Schools (K-12)3
Emergency Services3
Youth Services2
Solid Waste1
Public Safety1
Human Services1
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Icahn Charter School 4 Schools (K-12)
  • Mercy University-Bronx Campus Higher Education
  • Icahn Charter School 5 Schools (K-12)
  • Icahn Charter School 3 Schools (K-12)

Internet & Connectivity

Max speed available Up to 940 Mbps
Residential ISPs in this area 2 providers
Commercial fiber options 3
Neighborhood Pelham Parkway

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Source: NYC Internet Master Plan (2021) / FCC Census Block lookup. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10461 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,741/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10461 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$65,023/yr
Median monthly income$5,419/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,626/mo
ZIP median rent$1,741/mo
ZIP median rent is 32.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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