259 Swinton Avenue, Bronx

A long-held family townhouse sitting in a corridor dominated by commercial parking and vehicle complaints.

A 1960 two-family Throggs Neck home held in the Cruz family since 1976. The building itself is thin on operational filings, but the surrounding streets tell a loud story about curb space and overnight commercial parking. Two key things to know:

Overnight commercial parking dominates the immediate neighborhood street space. 319 illegal parking calls were logged within three blocks over the last year, led by 232 complaints specifically for overnight commercial vehicle parking and 51 for blocked hydrants. Add 124 calls for abandoned vehicles in that same radius, and curb competition around the property is heavy.

Fifty years of single-family deed continuity. Deed transfers trace the property back to a December 1976 acquisition by the Cruz family, followed by decades of internal family ownership shifts. Multi-decade family holds typically signal long-term continuity over short-term landlord flips.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 82 residential noise calls within three blocks in the last year, driven mainly by loud music and parties.
• 47 blocked driveway complaints logged in the three-block radius over the last 12 months.

259 Swinton Avenue is a two-family home in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2055930030). This building is associated with Torain , Barbara. 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 1960, this two-family home sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on April 4, 2002 for $20,000, according to recorded deeds.

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

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