# 1255 Commonwealth Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472 BBL 2037840040 · Block 3784 · Lot 40 · BIN 2025600 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1255-commonwealth-avenue-2037840040 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-08 ## Summary 1255 Commonwealth Avenue (Bronx, NY 10472; tax lot BBL 2037840040) is a two-family home (building class B9: two-family home, miscellaneous), built around 1955, on a 2,000 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as SAMUEL/MARY RILEY. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $768,000. As of November 8, 2026, NYC Open Data shows three OATH tickets with an unpaid balance. There were two 311 requests in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “1255 Commonwealth Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472 (BBL 2037840040)”, data as of 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1255-commonwealth-avenue-2037840040. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Bronx 10472: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10472 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 1257 Commonwealth Avenue (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1257-commonwealth-avenue-2037840039 - 1253 Commonwealth Avenue (28 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1253-commonwealth-avenue-2037840001 - 1259 Commonwealth Avenue (44 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1259-commonwealth-avenue-2037840038 - 1261 Commonwealth Avenue (71 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1261-commonwealth-avenue-2037840037 - 1263 Commonwealth Avenue (96 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1263-commonwealth-avenue-2037840036 - 1267 Commonwealth Avenue (121 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1267-commonwealth-avenue-2037840035 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 3 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: SAMUEL/MARY RILEY - Building class: B9 – Two-family home, miscellaneous - Year built: 1955 - Floors: 3 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 2,000 sq ft · Building area: 2,740 sq ft - Zoning: R5 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-08 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $768,000, assessed value $46,080, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. No records found. ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-04-17 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1ST. Unpaid balance $300. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2025-02-06 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1ST. Unpaid balance $300. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2025-01-23 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: INSUFFICIENT RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE. Unpaid balance $300. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-02-09 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – No Access. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as SAMUEL/MARY RILEY. | 64uk-42ks | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/2037840040