1551 Shakespeare Avenue
A 6-story building with 72 apartments, built in 1923, in the Bronx, NY 10452.
Addresses on the lot: 1541 to 1551 Shakespeare Avenue.
HPD records as of October 29, 2026
1551 Shakespeare Avenue has 40 open HPD violations, 12 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 29 complaints to HPD in the past year, 18 about heat or hot water. It is registered to PRC SHAKESPEARE AVENUE LLC.
Does 1551 Shakespeare Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 40 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 | 12 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 12 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 16 |
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, 9 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 29 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, 18 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 1551 Shakespeare Avenue?
1551 Shakespeare Avenue is registered with HPD to PRC SHAKESPEARE AVENUE LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 14 older cases, the latest from 2019.
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 1551 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 120 Featherbed Lane28 apartments, built 1924
- 1544 Shakespeare Avenue116 apartments, built 2022
- 1600 Nelson Avenue28 apartments, built 1912
- 1601 Nelson Avenue113 apartments, built 1926
- 1525 Nelson Avenue26 apartments, built 1926
- 1530 Plimpton Avenue40 apartments, built 1926
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 2-02873-0103.