1242 St Lawrence Avenue
Bronx · 10472 · BBL 2037630026 · look up another building
Five code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10472.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, November 6, 2024
1242 St Lawrence Avenue is a one and two family building in Soundview, Bronx, ZIP 10472. City records date it to 1920 and count 2 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 1242 ST LAWRENCE AVENUE LLC. Its total assessed value is $55K, 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.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 3763 in Bronx, the block 1242 St Lawrence Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 4 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 2 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 46 parcels and 117 residential units.
Anything filed on 1242 St Lawrence Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $55K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $28K 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 1242 St Lawrence Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 1242 St Lawrence Avenue 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 5 violations against this building, of which 2 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10472. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Nov 6, 2024 | C |
| Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures cooking range in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Nov 6, 2024 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Nov 4, 2024 | C |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cracked ceramic tiles at floor (creating trip an…Violation Closed | Sep 26, 2024 | C |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective aluminum siding above windows at building front…Nov Sent Out | Sep 26, 2024 | B |
The 5 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 2 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
3 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue compares in 10472
PulseCities tracks 4,342 lots in 10472, of which 213 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 301 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10472 scores 47.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 21 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Soundview →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 3763 in Bronx. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 1226 St Lawrence AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1228 St Lawrence AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1232 St Lawrence AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1240 St Lawrence AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1248 St Lawrence AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1250 St Lawrence AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1237 Beach AvenueSoundview, 10472
- 1243 Beach AvenueSoundview, 10472
Questions about 1242 St Lawrence Avenue
Who owns 1242 St Lawrence Avenue?
The city's property file lists 1242 ST LAWRENCE AVENUE LLC as the owner of record for 1242 St Lawrence 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 1242 St Lawrence 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue?
No executed eviction at 1242 St Lawrence 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 1242 St Lawrence Avenue 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $55K 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 1242 St Lawrence Avenue?
10472 (Soundview) scores 47.6 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.