530 East 147th Street, Bronx

A multi-family townhouse on an intense, high-decibel South Bronx block.

This South Bronx townhouse avoids the structural decay of older rowhouses, but it sits on a highly active corridor. The property traded hands for $868,000 in early 2025, and while the building's internal paperwork is limited, there is a mix of neighborhood noise and localized air quality alerts to navigate. Three things to know:

One open violation on file and an occupancy layout dispute. The building carries one open violation and a recent complaint filed on June 3, 2026, alleging that the property's use contradicts its official certificate of occupancy. A layout dispute like this on a small multi-family structure is worth verifying before moving forward.

Localized air quality alerts crop up on the block. The surrounding corridor logged five separate complaints for indoor air quality over the last year, with the most recent alert on July 6, 2026. This pattern of exhaust, vapors, or localized fumes usually tracks back to commercial businesses or venting issues on the immediate block.

The block is high-vibration and loud. The three-block corridor logged 771 residential noise complaints in the last year, split almost evenly between intense banging and loud parties. Street-level noise adds another 192 complaints, mainly for loud talking on the sidewalk. It is a highly verbal, highly musical stretch.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Corridor illegal parking includes 262 complaints, heavily dominated by 195 blocked hydrants.
• A trash storage complaint on January 29, 2026, was quickly closed on the property.
• The local corridor saw 60 non-emergency police calls over the trailing 12 months.
• The house itself keeps a relatively low operational profile on paper, but the block's activity is highly present.

530 East 147th Street is a 2-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2022720133). This building is associated with Mers. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1992, this two-family home sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Unsanitary Condition: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 29, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on January 21, 2025 for $480,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Take a closer look (66/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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