1561 Walton Avenue, Bronx

A 2015 affordable rental where winter heat drops and street-level noise shape the day-to-day.

Built in 2015, this 60-unit rental operates under LIHTC and HUD affordable housing covenants. The regulatory structure keeps ownership stable, but heat management and summer street noise dominate the living experience. Three things to know:

Winter heating calls show recurring seasonal friction. 19 heat and hot water complaints came in over the past year. The pattern points to seasonal boiler trouble during cold snaps rather than total system collapse, but it remains the main maintenance drag for residents.

Street noise and indoor sound transfer carry across the surrounding blocks. 358 street-noise complaints within three blocks over the last year, driven heavily by loud music and outdoor parties. Another 389 residential noise calls—mostly indoor banging and pounding—mean sound carries across both the block and floor lines.

Active leaks and mold complaints are currently open on upper floors. The building currently carries one open Class B violation from June 2026 for wall mold in an 11th-floor apartment. Fresh filings from August 2026 logged additional unresolved water leak and mold calls, signaling an active moisture issue in that line.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 324 illegal-parking calls within three blocks over 12 months, mostly posted-sign violations and double parking
• 32 encampment requests within three blocks over the trailing year
• 15 indoor air quality calls within three blocks, including reports of chemical vapors and odors

1561 Walton Avenue is a 60-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2028450047). This building is associated with 1561 Associates LLC. Brix tracks 10 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 2015, this elevator apartment building sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 163 HPD complaints 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: 96 complaints
• Water Leak: 17 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 17 complaints
• Door/window: 12 complaints

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

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2017
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd ST
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, EAST, AND WEST WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LO
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st A

The building last changed hands on June 26, 2015, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 53/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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