132 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 HPD complaints, 25 311 service requests, 23 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 121.5. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · SAFETY (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$1,203,070 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1927) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MRC MELROSE HDFC |
| Head officer | PAUL MOORE |
| Managing agent | MRC MELROSE HDFC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $927,000 | $417,150 |
| 2026 | $933,000 | $419,850 |
| 2027 | $935,000 | $420,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 158 St — Bx41 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 158 St & Melrose Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
370 East 159 Street
| 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 |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 MRC MELROSE HDFC — 5 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 873 Brook Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 369 East 162 Street | BX | 16 | C |
| 320 East 160 Street | BX | 6 | D |
| 370 East 159 Street | BX | 4 | D |
| 920 Melrose Avenue | BX | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $85,035 on 2013-07-05 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-29 | RPTT&RET $3,270,163 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to MRC MELROSE HDFC | $3,270,163 | |
| 2013-07-05 | Agreement $2,107,406 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT OF HOUSIN | $2,107,406 | |
| 2013-07-05 | Mortgage $85,035 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $85,035 | |
| 2013-07-05 | AL&R $765,698 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT. OF HOUSI; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $765,698 | |
| 2013-07-05 | Mortgage $680,663 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT OF HOUSIN | $680,663 | |
| 1996-04-22 | Mortgage $2,107,406 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD | $2,107,406 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Every one of the 132 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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