1533 Townsend Avenue
Bronx · 10452 · BBL 2028460061 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 17, 2026
1533 Townsend Avenue is a multi-family elevator building in Highbridge, Bronx, ZIP 10452. City records date it to 1927 and count 96 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as NSA 2015 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR ATION. Its total assessed value is $2.6M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 96 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.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 2846 in Bronx, the block 1533 Townsend Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- No building on the block has recorded a deed in the last twelve months.
- 8 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 13 parcels and 339 residential units.
Anything filed on 1533 Townsend Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 1533 Townsend Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $2.6M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $27K 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.
2 marshal evictions at 1533 Townsend Avenue
City marshals executed 2 evictions at 1533 Townsend Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jan 13, 2026. The first fell on Nov 3, 2025, so the filings span 2 months. That is about typical for buildings its size in 10452. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Marshal evictions at 1533 Townsend Avenue
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 009007 | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| Residentialdocket 018779 | Nov 3, 2025 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through October 9, 2026.
Rent stabilization at 1533 Townsend Avenue
DHCR registration records list 96 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 95 units in 2018. 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 →
Affordable housing at 1533 Townsend Avenue
HPD counts 96 homes here as affordable under the city's housing plans. 5 are priced for households earning up to 30% of the area median income, 45 for 31 to 50%, 43 for 51 to 80% and 3 for 81 to 120%. The most recent agreement was a preservation deal that closed in June 2016. HPD marked the work complete in April 2018. HPD's count starts in 2014, so an agreement from before then would not show up here.
Source: HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building list, via NYC Open Data, last pulled on October 4, 2026.
Open code violations at 1533 Townsend Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 24 violations against this building, of which 14 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 10452. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 3 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
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 1533 Townsend Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective locking device at building entrance door at public hall, 1s…Nov Certified On Time | Sep 17, 2026 | C |
| Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at wash basin in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Sep 17, 2026 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective building entrance door latch , 1st storyViolation Closed | Aug 31, 2026 | C |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent Out | Aug 31, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent Out | Aug 31, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Aug 31, 2026 | C |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent Out | Apr 30, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent Out | Apr 30, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 6 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 1533 Townsend Avenue
43 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 1533 Townsend Avenue compares in 10452
PulseCities tracks 1,519 lots in 10452, of which 327 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 73 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 21.5% of the ZIP. 10452 scores 54.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 8 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Highbridge →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 4 other addresses on tax block 2846 in Bronx. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 1533 Townsend Avenue
Who owns 1533 Townsend Avenue?
The city's property file lists NSA 2015 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR ATION as the owner of record for 1533 Townsend 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 1533 Townsend Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 1533 Townsend 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 1533 Townsend Avenue?
Yes. Two marshal-executed evictions at 1533 Townsend Avenue appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jan 13, 2026. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 1533 Townsend Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 96 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 1533 Townsend Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $2.6M 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 1533 Townsend Avenue?
10452 (Highbridge) scores 54.3 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.