1209 Nelson Avenue
A 4-story building with 28 apartments, built in 2005, in the Bronx, NY 10452.
Addresses on the lot: 1209 Nelson Avenue, 1211 Nelson Avenue, 1213 Nelson Avenue, 1215 Nelson Avenue, 1217 Nelson Avenue, 1219 Nelson Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
1209 Nelson Avenue has 200 open HPD violations, 91 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 64 complaints to HPD in the past year, 49 about heat or hot water. It is registered to HIGHBRIDGE HEIGHTS CONDO.
Does 1209 Nelson Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 200 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 | 91 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 44 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 65 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 8 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 64 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 49 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1209 Nelson Avenue?
1209 Nelson Avenue is registered with HPD to HIGHBRIDGE HEIGHTS CONDO. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
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 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions 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 1209 Nelson 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 136 West 168th Street36 apartments, built 1926
- 1210 Nelson Avenue35 apartments, built 1926
- 105 West 168th Street283 apartments, built 1931
- 1235 Woodycrest Avenue59 apartments, built 1927
- 1192 Nelson Avenue74 apartments, built 1928
- 158 West 168th Street65 apartments, built 1928
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 2-02516-7501.