1279 Chisholm Street
A 5-story building with 26 apartments, built in 1914, in the Bronx, NY 10459.
Addresses on the lot: 1279 Rev James Polite Avenue.
HPD records as of October 29, 2026
1279 Chisholm Street has 7 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 10 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to STEBBINS-PROSPECT L.P. 26 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1279 Chisholm Street have open violations?
Yes: 7 open violations as of October 29, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
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, 4 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 10 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, 3 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 1279 Chisholm Street?
1279 Chisholm Street is registered with HPD to STEBBINS-PROSPECT L.P. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
3 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 October 2024. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 15% of residential buildings in 10459 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1279 Chisholm Street rent stabilized?
26 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 26 of the building’s 26 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1366 Lyman Place28 apartments, built 1913
- 1360 Lyman Place22 apartments, built 1912
- 1304 Rev James Polite Ave42 apartments, built 1931
- 1365 Lyman Place26 apartments, built 1914
- 1359 Lyman Place20 apartments, built 1910
- 870 Freeman Street36 apartments, built 2004
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 29, 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 2-02970-0073.