# 1279 Commonwealth Avenue, Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx, NY 10472

BBL 2037840030 · Block 3784 · Lot 30 · BIN 2025590  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1279-commonwealth-avenue-2037840030  
Last updated: 2026-11-05 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10

## Summary

1279 Commonwealth Avenue (Bronx, NY 10472; tax lot BBL 2037840030) is a 4-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C3: walk-up apartments, four families), built around 1926, on a 2,500 sq ft lot zoned R5. City tax records list the owner as DEOCHAND  KESHWAR. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $772,000. As of November 10, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one active DOB violation and one open HPD violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “1279 Commonwealth Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472 (BBL 2037840030)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1279-commonwealth-avenue-2037840030. 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.

- 1281 Commonwealth Avenue (26 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1281-commonwealth-avenue-2037840029
- 1277 Commonwealth Avenue (26 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1277-commonwealth-avenue-2037840031
- 1273 Commonwealth Avenue (51 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1273-commonwealth-avenue-2037840032
- 1271 Commonwealth Avenue (76 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1271-commonwealth-avenue-2037840033
- 1269 Commonwealth Avenue (102 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1269-commonwealth-avenue-2037840034
- 1267 Commonwealth Avenue (126 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1267-commonwealth-avenue-2037840035
- 1742 East 172nd Street (102 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1742-east-172nd-street-2037840021
- 1282 Rosedale Avenue (103 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/1282-rosedale-avenue-2037840020

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations (BIS) | 1 |
| Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 1 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: DEOCHAND  KESHWAR
- Building class: C3 – Walk-up apartments, four families
- Year built: 1926
- Floors: 2
- Units: 4 residential / 4 total
- Lot area: 2,500 sq ft · Building area: 3,280 sq ft
- Zoning: R5, C1-2
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-10

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $772,000, assessed value $347,400, tax class 2A
- 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.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-02-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1995-02-10 from DEOCHAND, KESHWAR; MOHICA, EUSEBIO JR.; IBRAHIM, GHANGA to DEOCHAND, KESHWAR, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1993-06-30 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1993-06-30 from MARRERO, ROSA M; MARRERO, JUAN A to MOJICA, EUSEBIO JR; IBRAHIM, GHANGA; DEOCHAND, KESHWAR, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1981-03-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1981-03-09 from ALEQUIN ACERVEDO; ALEQUIN MIGUELINA; ALEQUIN DOMINGO to JUAN A MARRERO; ROSA M MARRERO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1972-06-07 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1972-06-07 from BURGOS DOLORES to MIGUELINA A ALEQUIN; DOMINGO ALEQUIN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |

## 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, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-06-22 | open (VW-VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 |
| 2016-11-28 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (Class C): SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT BOILER ROOM DOOR & AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 |

## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW)

Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items.

No records found.

Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10

## 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.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## 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 DEOCHAND  KESHWAR. | 64uk-42ks |
| 1995-02-10 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1995-02-10). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2026-08-25 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: HeadOfficer Keshwar Deochand, business city Bronx. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-08-25 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Keshwar Deochand. | feu5-w2e2 |
| 2026-08-25 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Keshwar Deochand, business city Bronx. | feu5-w2e2 |

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