234 Willis Avenue
Bronx · 10454 · BBL 2022820007 · look up another building
One open class I violation here, the grade the city uses when it orders part of a building vacated.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, July 4, 2026
234 Willis Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Port Morris, Bronx, ZIP 10454. City records date it to 1931 and count 8 apartments, inside 9 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as E. 139TH ST. CLUSTER LP. Its total assessed value is $832K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 8 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 234 Willis Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 234 Willis Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $832K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $104K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 234 Willis Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 234 Willis Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 234 Willis Avenue
DHCR registration records list 8 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 234 Willis Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 79 violations against this building, of which 79 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10454. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 234 Willis Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the…Nov Sent Out | Jul 4, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set and assemblies at fire door leading to cellar at…Nov Sent Out | Jul 4, 2026 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at fire door leading to cellar at…Nov Sent Out | Jul 4, 2026 | C |
| Remove device preventing door from being self-closing nylon rope installed at roof door at bulkhead , 5th stor…Nov Sent Out | Jul 4, 2026 | C |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Jul 4, 2026 | C |
| Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq.ft. at ceiling in the bath…Notice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Jul 4, 2026 | A |
| Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding…Nov Sent Out | Jun 17, 2026 | A |
| Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by commissioner, in…Nov Sent Out | Jun 17, 2026 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 234 Willis Avenue
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 234 Willis Avenue compares in 10454
PulseCities tracks 1,726 lots in 10454, of which 160 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 78 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10454 scores 35.9 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 57 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Port Morris →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 2282 in Bronx. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 234 Willis Avenue
Who owns 234 Willis Avenue?
The city's property file lists E. 139TH ST. CLUSTER LP as the owner of record for 234 Willis Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 234 Willis Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 234 Willis Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 234 Willis Avenue?
No executed eviction at 234 Willis Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 234 Willis Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 8 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 234 Willis Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $832K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 234 Willis Avenue?
10454 (Port Morris) scores 35.9 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.