293 East 139th Street, Bronx

A single-family Mott Haven home where the block's street friction and commercial venting stand out more than the house's own record.

A single-family Mott Haven townhouse dating back to 1874. The house itself generates almost no direct filings, but the surrounding blocks carry noticeable street friction and air-quality reports. Three things to know:

The house itself stays off the operational radar. The property generates almost no direct operational filings of its own. A single heat call from January 2025 is the only complaint on file, which is normal for a single-family structure operating outside multi-tenant code rules.

Double-parking and curb blockage shape the surrounding streets. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 109 illegal parking complaints in the last year — led by 38 double-parked vehicles blocking traffic and 32 posted-sign violations. It is a tight curb environment where double-parking frequently snarls traffic.

Nearby restaurant venting and indoor air calls drift across the block. Neighbors within three blocks logged four indoor air quality complaints and four food establishment complaints in the last year. Commercial exhaust and ambient odors travel easily between nearby storefronts and residential windows in this section of Mott Haven.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 72 street-noise complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, mostly for loud music and parties.
• 16 vendor-enforcement calls were logged nearby in the last 12 months.
• Property title has remained under the same ownership since a 2004 deed transfer.

293 East 139th Street is a single-family home in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2023140083). This building is associated with Bedford, Dolores H.. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1874, this single-family home sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

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

• Heat/hot Water: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 24, 2025.

The building last changed hands on March 5, 2004, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

See every NYC building owned by Bedford, Dolores H. on the landlord portfolio page.