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Building report

599 Prospect Avenue

Bronx · 10455 | BBL 2026740040 | BIN 2130697
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 4 immediately hazardous, about one for every 3 apartments

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

12 open HPD violations on record: 3 Class A (non-hazardous), 5 Class B (hazardous), and 4 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 996 days (about 3 years), on record since 2024.

Violation figures current as of Oct 20, 2026.

A 12-unit building, built in 2023.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 3 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

5
Open HPD
Class B
4
Open HPD
Class C
442
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
12
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
127
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,130
ZIP median
rent
2023
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
C
Walkable
errands grade
7 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 2023 as the year built — newer than 98% of the 354 buildings we cover in ZIP 10455, and the newest of the 10 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 2.8 times the size of its lot: 5,609 sq ft of building on a 2,000 sq ft lot.

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

599 Prospect Avenue sits in Bronx, ZIP 10455. The closest subway is E 149 St (6) (2-minute walk), served by the 2, 5, and 6 lines.

What's the closest subway to 599 Prospect Avenue?
E 149 St (6) — a 2-minute walk (194m) from 599 Prospect Avenue. Served by the 2, 5, and 6 lines.
Is 599 Prospect Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 2023, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total21
Open12
Closed9

Oldest open violation: January 2024 · Most recent: June 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 A3 open · 3 closed
Class B5 open · 4 closed
Class C4 open · 0 closed
Class I0 open · 2 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-06-24 Class B · Apt 1A · 119 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 1s…"
  • 2026-06-24 Class B · Apt 1A · 119 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
  • 2026-06-24 Class B · Apt 1A · 119 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-06-24 Class C · Apt 1A · 119 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY"
  • 2026-06-24 Class C · Apt 1A · 119 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations4
Mice: 3 Rats: 1
  • 2026-06-24 mice · Apt 1A
  • 2026-06-24 mice · Apt 1A
  • 2025-10-16 mice · Apt 1A
  • 2024-01-27 rats · Apt 1A
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 20, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class C · 4 open · penalty 60 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 5 open · penalty 25 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints3
Open0
Closed3
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other3
Paint3
Hot Water2
Structural2
Electric1
Heat0
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Plumbing0
Recent
  • 2026-06-23 · Apt 1A · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-06-23 · Apt 1A · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
  • 2026-06-23 · Apt 1A · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
Repeated apartments: 1A
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total3
Open3
Closed0
Complaints
Total6
Open (active)0
Closed6
Recent open violations
  • 2017-12-15 CLOS-PADLOCK NONE "ILLEGAL USE & OCCPANCY OF THE ZONING LOT. ILLEGAL DEAD STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES NOT PERMITTED IN "R" DISTRICT…"
  • 2008-08-12 CLOS-PADLOCK NONE
  • 1998-11-02 IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL
DOB data as of August 16, 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 file1
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 1)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2023, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built2023 (3 yr old)
Building classD1 — Elevator apartment
Floors4
Residential units12
Building area (sqft)5,609
Lot area (sqft)2,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)DREAM CASTLE LLC
Designations
Council district8
Rent Stabilization
—
BBL not found in the Who Owns What database — typically a small portfolio outside that dataset's coverage, or a recently created tax lot. Rent-stabilization status cannot be confirmed here without a DHCR records request. (As of August 16, 2026.)
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total127999
Violent10103
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)05
Felonies52331
Misdemeanors55452
Violations12178
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 March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 172
  • PETIT LARCENY: 111
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 107
  • OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 106
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 65
Borough context: Bronx (12 mo): 29,904 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls442
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 73
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 41
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 34
  • Blocked Driveway: 31
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 23
By category
Other268
Parking104
Noise59
Rats8
Homeless2
Construction1
Drug0
Trash0
Drinking0
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints59
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk34
Residential19
Vehicle6
Commercial0
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — 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 susceptibility4 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$180–320/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 582 UNION AVE 73m · $180–320/mo licensee: ROSARIO DELI MARKET CORP.
  • 565 PROSPECT AVE 118m · $180–320/mo licensee: AMBER DELI GROCERY CORP
  • 643 TINTON AVE 171m · $180–320/mo licensee: TINTON GOURMET DELI CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby24
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School Pre-K-5 · 1 min (89m) · District 7
  • P.S. 025 Bilingual School Pre-K-5 · 2 min (165m) · District 7
  • P.S. 5 Port Morris Pre-K-8 · 4 min (345m) · District 7
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 5 Port Morris Pre-K-8 · 4 min (345m) · District 7
  • M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz 6-8 · 4 min (333m) · District 8
  • P.S. X017 1-9 · 7 min (547m) · District 75
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities 9-12 · 6 min (449m) · District 84
  • H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occ 9-14 · 6 min (449m) · District 7
  • P.S. X017 1-9 · 7 min (547m) · District 75
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby5
Unique lines3
Lines served: 2 · 5 · 6
Closest 3 stations
  • E 149 St 6 · 194m · 2 min walk · ADA accessible
  • Jackson Av 2, 5 · 418m · 5 min walk
  • E 143 St-St Mary's St 6 · 639m · 8 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
C
800m walk radius
Total places nearby7
Eating (3) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants2
Fast food1
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)2
→ Supermarkets2
→ Convenience0
Pharmacies2
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no cafés 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 C — Fair walkability — some errands nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby34
A: 24 B: 4 C: 1 Pending: 5
Sample
  • Grade A Popeyes · Chicken
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A Hing Wong Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Lulu Juicy Fruit · Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
  • Grade A Florinda Restaurant · Spanish
  • Grade A Little Caesars · Pizza
  • Grade A New Little Chopsticks · Chinese
  • Grade A Margarita's · Spanish
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby109
By category — top 8 of 14 (97 of 109 facilities)
Youth Services19
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten18
Human Services15
Schools (K-12)15
Health Care12
Parks And Plazas7
Solid Waste6
Child Services And Welfare5
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • St Anselm School Schools (K-12)
  • South Bronx School Of Technology Vocational And Proprietary Schools
  • P.s. 062 Inocensio Casanova Schools (K-12)
  • El Flamboyan Garden Parks And Plazas
  • P.s. 025 Bilingual School Schools (K-12)
  • Isla Verde Garden Parks And Plazas

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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10455 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,130/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10455 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$36,701/yr
Median monthly income$3,058/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$917/mo
ZIP median rent$1,130/mo
ZIP median rent is 37% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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