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539 Wales Avenue, Bronx

BIN 2003946BBL 2025800024Block 2580 · Lot 24Built 19314 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
7 open Class C — see them ↓$5,000.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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539 Wales Avenue at a glance

539 Wales Avenue, Bronx has 29 open city records on file, 7 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $5,000.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. It last sold on Sep 30, 2015 for $1,500,000. The most recent record is dated May 11, 2026.

Open Class C
7
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
16
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$5,000.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
2.75
12 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
9
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 11, 2026
Bedbugs record

Health score for 539 Wales Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

F
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 230 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 7
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 16
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 3
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $5,000
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 539 Wales Avenue

230 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 539 Wales Avenue

$5,000.00 is recorded as due across the 30 summonses below, out of $9,160.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 539 Wales Avenue
049402489MNov 5, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 3, 2026Pending
049259767YSep 20, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 22, 2025Pending
049009634ZMar 26, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 24, 2025SETTL IN-VIO
048824092HFeb 14, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 19, 2025SETTL IN-VIO
048525736YJul 26, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES COM PLACED OUT PRIOR TO ONE HOUR OF CLOSINGDec 23, 2024Pending
048456018NMay 29, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 27, 2024Pending
048092857JNov 24, 2023DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 26, 2024Pending
048039146KOct 14, 2023STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES NON-COLLECTION DAYJan 16, 2024Pending
047624359PMar 24, 2023DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 26, 2023Pending
014054077HMar 1, 2023GENERAL MAINTENANCEApr 27, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$1,000.00
047632514XOct 19, 2022DIRTY SIDEWALKJan 17, 2023Pending
0212821878Nov 21, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 8, 2021Pending
011755420ZAug 27, 2020GENERAL MAINTENANCEOct 29, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$2,000.00
0211561819Aug 3, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETNov 30, 2020SETTL IN-VIO
0210999169Jul 18, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 26, 2020SETTL IN-VIO
0210997629Jul 8, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 26, 2020Pending
0210990872Apr 11, 2020DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAAug 24, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)
0210395278Feb 29, 2020DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJun 2, 2020Pending
011730756LJan 7, 2020PERMITSFeb 27, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$1,000.00
011636650MApr 25, 2019GENERAL MAINTENANCEJun 27, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$1,000.00
0203566579Feb 28, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 9, 2018SETTL IN-VIO
0197061655Sep 20, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 30, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
0195923815Jul 20, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 28, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
0195660860May 3, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 14, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
0195022585Apr 3, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 22, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
011582290RFeb 17, 2017AFFIDAVITS, DESIGN INSTALLATION DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATIONApr 13, 2017Found in violation
0192300727Aug 1, 2016IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC WASTESep 26, 2016Pending
0188984878Oct 19, 2015DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREADec 2, 2015Pending
011048994PMay 22, 2008FAILED TO PROVIDE SIGN POSTING INSTRUCTJul 10, 2008Found in violation
0109168548Mar 4, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKApr 13, 2000Written off

Marshal evictions at 539 Wales Avenue

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 539 Wales Avenue
Feb 23, 2017Residential7PossessionJustin Grossman60779/16

Ownership history for 539 Wales Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 2025800024), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 539 Wales Avenue
Sep 30, 2015Nov 18, 2015$1,500,000539 Wales Avenue Realty LLCJuve Realty CORP.DeedView ↗
Sep 22, 1986Sep 24, 1986Juve Realty CORP.Kapus, Bela, Kapus, BarbaraDeedView ↗
Mar 21, 1968Mar 21, 1968Barbara Kapus, Bela Kapus539 Wales Realty CORPDeedView ↗
Sep 28, 1967Sep 28, 1967539 Wales Realty CORPLebron Louis, Montano Norma SDeedView ↗
Feb 15, 1966Feb 15, 1966Louis Lebron, Norma S MontanoNya Realty Co INCDeedView ↗

Financing record for 539 Wales Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 539 Wales Avenue
Dec 18, 2023Mortgage assignmentScarogni, Stefano, Scarogni, EmiliaView ↗
Oct 16, 2015Satisfaction of mortgageThe City Of New YorkView ↗
Sep 30, 2015Mortgage$750,000Juve Realty CORP.View ↗
Sep 30, 2015Assignment of leases and rents$750,000Juve Realty CORP.View ↗
Feb 13, 2013Satisfaction of mortgageHudson Valley Bank, N.A., New York National BankView ↗
Feb 12, 2013Mortgage$169,595The City Of New YorkView ↗
Feb 15, 1966MortgageCrotona Realty CorporationView ↗
Feb 15, 1966Mortgage assignmentLs&W Realty CORP, Leonard SchwartzView ↗
Mortgage$300,000New York National BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentNew York National BankView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.