Is 970 Prospect Ave rent stabilized?
970 Prospect Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Longwood, the Bronx (10459). It has about 44 apartments, built in 1925.
Also written as 970 Prospect Avenue — or 970 Prospect Ave, the Bronx, NY 10459.
How this building compares
With about 44 apartments it is larger than 77% of the 264 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Longwood. Its 1925 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 0.6 per apartment — close to the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 779 violations on record at the address, 209 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 59 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Longwood |
| ZIP | 10459 |
| Year built | 1925 |
| Apartments | 44 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2026900114 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BANANA KELLY PROSPECT HDFC 863 PROSPECT AVE · BRONX, NY 10459 |
| Managing agent | BANANA KELLY CIA, INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 779 total · 59 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 745 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 22, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 970 Prospect Ave rent stabilized?
970 Prospect Ave in Longwood, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 970 Prospect Ave?
970 Prospect Ave (BBL 2026900114) has about 44 residential apartments and was built in 1925, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.