# 1686 Davidson Avenue, The Bronx

Apartment building · 32 units · built 2025 · Block 2861, Lot 20.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2028610020/1686-davidson-avenue

More construction in Highbridge and Morris Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/highbridge-and-morris-heights.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Apr 9, 2021, estimated cost $950K, 32 units, 8 stories, described as “NEW 8 STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. Completed a consultation to Dev Hub on 1/14/2025, please have it assigned to a new Dev Hub examiner.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 23, 2022, estimated cost $4K, described as “New temporary construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Apr 1, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed structure in connection with a new 4-story residential building filed under NB application X00486899 as per submitted plan”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $96,300
- 2026–27 tax: $2,781
- Market value (city estimate): $214,000
- Taxable value: $22,360
- Assessed land: $96,300

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 6.07 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 30, 2025: $1,644,000
- Mar 26, 2018: $450,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for 1686 Davidson Avenue in Morris Heights, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/05/housing-lottery-launches-for-1686-davidson-avenue-in-morris-heights-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, May 8, 2026.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology