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1723 Townsend Avenue

A 4-story building with 21 apartments, built in 1926, in the Bronx, NY 10453.

Addresses on the lot: 1723 to 1731 Townsend Avenue.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

15open HPD violations9 immediately hazardous
1complaint to HPD, past yearnone about heat
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

1723 Townsend Avenue has 15 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 1711-1723 TOWNSEND AVE HDFC.

Does 1723 Townsend Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 15 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most9
B, hazardous30 days6
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days0

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, 2 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, none 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.

Who owns 1723 Townsend Avenue?

1723 Townsend Avenue is registered with HPD to 1711-1723 TOWNSEND AVE HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 24% of residential buildings in 10453 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1723 Townsend 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.

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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 2-02849-0028.