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970 Prospect Avenue

Bronx · 10459 | BBL 2026900114 | BIN 2005210
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 10 immediately hazardous, about one for every 4 apartments

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

35 open HPD violations on record: 13 Class A (non-hazardous), 12 Class B (hazardous), and 10 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Properly repair or replace the broken or defective gfci outlet at west wall in the kitchen.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 1,882 days (about 5 years), on record since 2021.

Violation figures current as of Oct 20, 2026.

A 44-unit building, built in 1925.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 15 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

12
Open HPD
Class B
10
Open HPD
Class C
1389
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
45
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
44
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
335
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,285
ZIP median
rent
1925
Year built
3 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
B
Walkable
errands grade
13 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 4.4 times the size of its lot: 53,208 sq ft of building on a 12,038 sq ft lot.

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

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.

970 Prospect Avenue sits in Bronx, ZIP 10459. The closest subway is Intervale Av (2,5) (3-minute walk), served by the 2 and 5 lines.

Is 970 Prospect Avenue rent-stabilized?
Yes — 45 residential units at 970 Prospect Avenue are registered as rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 970 Prospect Avenue?
Intervale Av (2,5) — a 3-minute walk (273m) from 970 Prospect Avenue. Served by the 2 and 5 lines.
Is 970 Prospect Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1925, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total787
Open35
Closed752

Oldest open violation: August 2021 · 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 A13 open · 161 closed
Class B12 open · 384 closed
Class C10 open · 204 closed
Class I0 open · 3 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-15 Class B · Apt 2H · 6 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WALL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LO…"
  • 2026-10-15 Class B · Apt 2H · 6 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK THE CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED…"
  • 2026-10-15 Class B · Apt 2H · 6 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WALL OUTLET AT WEST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE…"
  • 2026-10-15 Class A · Apt 2H · 6 days open "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN T…"
  • 2026-10-04 Class A · Apt 2H · 17 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations8
Roaches: 5 Mice: 3
  • 2025-07-23 mice · Apt 1C
  • 2025-07-23 roaches · Apt 1C
  • 2025-07-16 roaches · Apt 6B
  • 2022-12-15 mice · Apt 6B
  • 2022-12-15 roaches · Apt 6B
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. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 10 open · penalty 150 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 12 open · penalty 60 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 13 open · penalty 13 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints39
Open3
Closed36
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat29
Other7
Hot Water6
Electric3
Plumbing3
Paint2
Structural1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-07-16 · Apt 2H · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
  • 2026-07-16 · Apt 2H · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
  • 2026-07-15 · Apt 6A · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
Repeated apartments: 2H · 6H · BLDG · 1C
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total4
By year
20242
20232
Most recent
  • 2024-09-03 Apt 4C
  • 2024-05-02 Apt 2B
  • 2023-11-21 Apt 3C
  • 2023-08-22 Apt 1C
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total31
Open15
Closed16
Complaints
Total65
Open (active)1
Closed64
Recent open violations
  • 2023-12-01 EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
  • 2023-04-22 EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE "FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2022)"
  • 2022-08-21 EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE "FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2021)"
DOB data as of October 20, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file7
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

1 lead-paint hazard cited and later remediated (most recent 2022); 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 1925). 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.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1925 (101 yr old)
Building classD7 — Elevator apartment
Floors6
Residential units44
Total units48
Building area (sqft)53,208
Lot area (sqft)12,038
Owner of record (PLUTO)BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HDFC
Designations
Council district17
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status45 units registered rent-stabilized with DHCR
ⓘ DHCR lists more rent-stabilized units (45) than PLUTO records as the building's total (44). The two city sources count units differently and don't reconcile here; treat both as approximate and verify with DHCR.
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)45
Stabilized (latest)45
ⓘ 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 gradeB
ENERGY STAR score78 / 100
Site EUI82.3 kBtu/ft² (national median 101.5)
Recent years
2024Grade B · 78/100
2023Grade D · 50/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total335970
Violent3296
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)11
Felonies121305
Misdemeanors132429
Violations67196
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: 193
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 126
  • PETIT LARCENY: 106
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 65
  • DANGEROUS DRUGS: 64
Borough context: Bronx (12 mo): 29,904 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,389
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 222
  • Drinking: 185
  • Noise - Residential: 170
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 118
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 98
By category
Other797
Noise306
Drinking185
Parking81
Rats14
Drug2
Construction2
Trash1
Homeless1
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints306
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential170
Street Sidewalk118
Vehicle13
Commercial5
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 susceptibility4 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$180–320/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 976 PROSPECT AVE 43m · $180–320/mo licensee: A & G DELI GROCERY II CORP
  • 920 PROSPECT AVENUE 171m · $180–320/mo licensee: WAGGEH, HYMADOU
  • 986 ROGERS PL 186m · $180–320/mo licensee: ESMERALDA DELI GROCERY CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby28
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Bronx Lighthouse Charter School K-12 · 3 min (202m) · District 84
  • Business School for Entrepreneurial Studies 5-8 · 6 min (468m) · District 12
  • P.S. 150 Charles James Fox Pre-K-5 · 6 min (493m) · District 12
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Bronx Lighthouse Charter School K-12 · 3 min (202m) · District 84
  • New Day Academy 6-12 · 5 min (438m) · District 12
  • Bronx Latin 6-12 · 5 min (438m) · District 12
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • New Visions A.I.M. Charter High School II 9-12 · 2 min (128m) · District 84
  • Bronx Lighthouse Charter School K-12 · 3 min (202m) · District 84
  • New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math 9-12 · 4 min (301m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines2
Lines served: 2 · 5
Closest 3 stations
  • Intervale Av 2, 5 · 273m · 3 min walk
  • Prospect Av 2, 5 · 420m · 5 min walk
  • Simpson St 2, 5 · 576m · 7 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
B
800m walk radius
Total places nearby13
Eating (8) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants2
Fast food6
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)3
→ Supermarkets3
→ 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 C — Some coffee nearby (1 place selling coffee, of which 0 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands B — Good walkability — most errands nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby27
A: 24 C: 1 Pending: 2
Sample
  • Grade A Kennedy Chicken And Pizza · Chicken
  • Grade A National Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Amor Bakery No 2 · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Johnson Bar-B-Q · Soul Food
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A No. 1 Kitchen · Chinese
  • Grade A Good Taste Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Mcdonald's · Hamburgers
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby119
By category — top 8 of 12 (109 of 119 facilities)
Health Care26
Human Services23
Child Services And Welfare14
Youth Services13
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten12
Schools (K-12)8
Parks And Plazas7
Solid Waste6
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Pharos Academy Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx Schools (K-12)
  • Schomberg Academy Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Behagen Playground Parks And Plazas
  • United Charter High School For The Humanities Ii Schools (K-12)
  • Dawson Playground 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 10459 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,285/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10459 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$39,276/yr
Median monthly income$3,273/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$982/mo
ZIP median rent$1,285/mo
ZIP median rent is 39.3% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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