1201 Shakespeare Avenue

A 6-story building with 61 apartments, built in 1930, in the Bronx, NY 10452.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

352open HPD violations102 immediately hazardous

868complaints to HPD, past year148 about heat or hot water

Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023

February 2026latest housing court case9 cases on record, all years

1201 Shakespeare Avenue has 352 open HPD violations, 102 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 868 complaints to HPD in the past year, 148 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1201 Shakespeare Avenue HDFC.

Does 1201 Shakespeare Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 352 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	102
B, hazardous	30 days	151
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	99

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 26 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 868 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 148 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 1201 Shakespeare Avenue?

1201 Shakespeare Avenue is registered with HPD to 1201 Shakespeare Avenue HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in February 2026. HPD’s record has 9 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 38% of residential buildings in 10452 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1201 Shakespeare Avenue rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02510-0074.