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- $56B County GDP
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Bronx County
Bronx County
Bronx County is one of New York City's five boroughs, coextensive with the Bronx. The economy is anchored by healthcare (Montefiore, Jacobi, Lincoln), Yankee Stadium and Bronx Zoo tourism, the Hunts Point food distribution complex, Fordham University, and a large multifamily housing stock. The County Clerk (Ischia Bravo) is the recording officer and Clerk of the Supreme Court; ACRIS (NYC DOF) holds land records.
Property in Bronx
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Bronx.
The Bronx is a dense NYC homeowner market dominated by 1–3 family houses, co-ops, and condos.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior (SCHE), disabled (DHE), and veteran exemptions apply via NYC DOF.
- Property tax billed quarterly by NYC DOF (Tax Class 1 for most 1–3 family).
- NYC assessment caps under RPTL § 1805 limit annual assessed-value growth on Class 1.
- Tax-foreclosure / lien-sale risks under NYC Charter and post-Tyler v. Hennepin reforms.
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- HSTPA tenant protections affect small-landlord owners with rental units.
- HPD violations and DOB lien risk on neglected properties.
Investing in Bronx.
The Bronx is one of NYC's most active distressed-property and multifamily investment markets.
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held in person at the Bronx County Courthouse.
- NYC tax lien sale (when active) administered by NYC DOF; in rem foreclosure under NYC Charter.
- Land records via ACRIS (a836-acris.nyc.gov).
- NYC DOF property tax / parcel lookup.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens / foreclosure tracking.
- Watch for HPD/DOB violations, ECB judgments, water liens, J-51/421-a tax abatements, rent stabilization, and Section 8 / NYCHA tenant protections.
After a Bronx foreclosure or tax deed sale.
The Bronx uses New York's judicial foreclosure process under RPAPL Article 13.
- Mortgage foreclosures filed in Supreme Court, 12th Judicial District.
- Auctions held in the Bronx County Courthouse rotunda; conducted by court-appointed Referee under RPAPL § 1351.
- Surplus money proceedings filed under RPAPL § 1361 in the original action.
- NYC tax enforcement: NYC Department of Finance handles real-property tax via in rem foreclosure (NYC Charter § 1519); historical third-party lien sale program currently paused / under reform.
- Post-Tyler v. Hennepin (2023) requires return of tax-foreclosure surplus to the former owner.
- Notices published in The Bronx Times and via NYC DOF.
Courts and records in Bronx.
- Bronx County Hall of Justice — 265 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451 (criminal)
- Bronx County Courthouse — 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 (civil/Supreme)
- Bronx Civil Court — 851 Grand Concourse
- Bronx Housing Court — 1118 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
- Family Court — 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
- Surrogate's Court — 851 Grand Concourse, Room 406
- 12th Judicial District (Bronx)
- Appellate Division, 1st Department — 27 Madison Avenue, New York
- County Clerk — Ischia Bravo — 851 Grand Concourse, Room 301 — (866) 797-7214
- NYC Department of Finance (ACRIS / property tax) — 3030 Third Avenue, Bronx
- Sheriff (NYC) — (212) 825-5953