633 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 188 311 service requests, 143 HPD housing violations, 137 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 102.5. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 45 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Street Light Condition (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · Illegal Parking (3).
$496,140 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1903) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Melrose Park HDFC |
| Head officer | Madelyn Lugo |
| Managing agent | South Bronx Community Management Co, Inc. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,107,000 | $498,150 |
| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $546,750 |
| 2027 | $1,194,000 | $537,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 155 St — Bx41 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Melrose Ave & E 154 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
689 Melrose Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CO, INC. — 24 buildings, 903 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 East 145 Street | BX | 188 | C |
| 370 Brook Avenue | BX | 173 | D |
| 787 East 149 Street | BX | 108 | B |
| 443 St Anns Avenue | BX | 84 | B |
| 851 East 162 Street | BX | 69 | C |
| 389 East 151 Street | BX | 34 | B |
| 689 Melrose Avenue | BX | 25 | B |
| 458 West 143 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 370 St Anns Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 673 East 137 Street | BX | 20 | C |
| 471 West 145 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 408 East 152 Street | BX | 20 | B |
| 231 Jackson Avenue | BX | 18 | C |
| 531 East 148 Street | BX | 17 | C |
| 674 East 138 Street | BX | 16 | C |
| 363 East 150 Street | BX | 15 | B |
| 417 East 151 Street | BX | 11 | D |
| 454 West 146 Street | MN | 10 | D |
| 415 East 151 Street | BX | 10 | C |
| 367 East 151 Street | BX | 8 | D |
| 712 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 6 | C |
| 442 Wales Avenue | BX | 5 | C |
| 517 West 173 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 607 Concord Avenue | BX | 1 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $294,404 on 2016-07-14 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-14 | RPTT&RET $7,394,142 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to MELROSE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO | $7,394,142 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Agreement $7,364,682 — from MELROSE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,364,682 | |
| 2016-07-14 | AL&R $2,218,324 — from MELROSE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,218,324 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Mortgage $1,923,920 — from MELROSE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,923,920 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Deed $7,364,682 — from MELROSE ESTATES HOUSING, L.P. to MELROSE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C | $7,364,682 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Mortgage $294,404 — from MELROSE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $294,404 | |
| 1998-10-28 | Mortgage $7,435,655 — from MELROSE ESTATES HOUSING, L.P. to NYC HPD | $7,435,655 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 36 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 44 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 30 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 52 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 40 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 45 |
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 97 |
Every one of the 633 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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