1559 Jarvis Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461BBL 2-05401-0019Map
Owner of record: Kapiti, Mikel
1559 Jarvis Avenue is a walk-up apartment building built in 1942 in Bronx, 10461. It has 6 residential units across 3 floors. The owner of record is Kapiti, Mikel. HPD has recorded 4 housing violations here, most recently on December 23, 2021. City tax records listed 6 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 4
- DOB violations
- 4
- ECB violations
- 3
- HPD complaints
- 1
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
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HPD housing violations · 4
- CImmediately hazardous
Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.
Dec 23, 2021
Closed — Violation closed - BHazardous
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment located at apt 3b, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
Dec 23, 2021 · Apt 3B
Closed — Violation closed - CImmediately hazardous
Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to local law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities.
Oct 29, 2021 · Apt 1B
Closed — Violation closed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 2, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed
DOB building violations · 4
- Fail to certify class 1 none
Failure to certify correction on immediately hazardous (class 1) ecb violation
Sep 2, 2020
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Feb 7, 2000
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Aug 29, 1995
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Apr 23, 1993
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 3
- Class - 1
Work without a permit.noted:at time of inspection observation was madeat rear yard outside window exposure(3)and(4)first floor ground levelelectrical bx cable for a installation of electrical ceiling fixtures a
Jan 24, 2020 · Penalty $1,250
Resolve - Class - 3
Work w/o a permit. noted:observed at time of inspection restored about8 foot wide curb cut w/o permit. also observed constructed approx 8 foot wide 50 foot long car park at the side yard at exp#4 of the propert
Sep 4, 2018
Resolve - Class - 3
Work w/o a permit. noted: at front of the bldg created a curb cut by lowering the level of curb creating illegal driveway. work 100% completed. the length of the curb cut is approx 8ft. remedy: restore to prior
Mar 24, 2015 · Penalty $200
Resolve
Complaints
- Heating
Heat related
Jul 8, 2008 · Apt 1B
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C2)
- Year built
- 1942
- Floors
- 3
- Residential units
- 6
- Building area
- 4,944 ft²
- Lot area
- 3,555 ft²
- Zoning
- R4A
- Community board
- 210
- Council district
- 13
- Block / lot
- 5401 / 19
- Assessed value
- $535,950
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #217271, last renewed Oct 10, 2025.
Questions about 1559 Jarvis Avenue
Who owns 1559 Jarvis Avenue?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Kapiti, Mikel.
Does 1559 Jarvis Avenue have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 4 housing violations at this property.
Is 1559 Jarvis Avenue rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 6 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 100% of its 6 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 1559 Jarvis Avenue built?
City records list 1942 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 1559 Jarvis Avenue?
It has 6 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.