980 Simpson Street
Bronx · 10459 · BBL 2027240119 · 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, May 7, 2026
980 Simpson Street is a multi-family walk-up in Longwood, Bronx, ZIP 10459. City records date it to 1909 and count 15 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 980 SIMPSON ST. HOUSING. Its total assessed value is $438K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about 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 980 Simpson Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 980 Simpson Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $438K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $29K 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 980 Simpson Street
No executed eviction is on record at 980 Simpson Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 980 Simpson Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 980 Simpson Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. 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 980 Simpson Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 40 violations against this building, of which 36 remain unresolved. That is more than 7 in 10 buildings its size in 10459. 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 980 Simpson Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 7, 2026 | A |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Nov 17, 2025 | I |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | Jun 12, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at the door leading to the north yard at public hall…Nov Sent Out | May 27, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at the door leading to the north y…Violation Closed | May 27, 2025 | C |
| Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding…Nov Sent Out | May 27, 2025 | A |
| Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner…Nov Sent Out | May 27, 2025 | A |
| Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the depa…Nov Sent Out | May 27, 2025 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 7 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 980 Simpson Street
1 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 980 Simpson Street compares in 10459
PulseCities tracks 2,568 lots in 10459, of which 253 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 145 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10459 scores 54.9 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 4 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Longwood →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 2724 in Bronx. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 980 Simpson Street
Who owns 980 Simpson Street?
The city's property file lists 980 SIMPSON ST. HOUSING as the owner of record for 980 Simpson Street. 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 980 Simpson Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 980 Simpson Street 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 980 Simpson Street?
No executed eviction at 980 Simpson Street 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 980 Simpson Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 980 Simpson Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 980 Simpson Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $438K 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 980 Simpson Street?
10459 (Longwood) scores 54.9 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.