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863 Melrose Avenue

2,891Records
18City systems
4Open violations
108.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10451 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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2,891 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,085 311 service requests, 1,070 HPD complaints, 458 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built2006
Floors8
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)AUDUBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA TION
BBL2024070023
BIN2116638

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 108.8. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

169 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 50 · winter 2024–25: 74 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
74
’24–25
34
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

362 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (86) · HEAT/HOT WATER (81) · ELECTRIC (32) · PLUMBING (20) · SAFETY (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (19).

Filed construction activity

$189,025 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JASPER LP
Head officerRAFAL MARKWAT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,965,000 $1,784,250
2026$4,007,000 $1,803,150
2027$4,129,000 $1,858,050

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 160 St — Bx41-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 161 St & Park Ave · 650 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.

Report a problem to 311

863 Melrose Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

362 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 81 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $455,000 on 2005-12-06 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-12-06Mortgage $8,482,000 — from AUDUBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; JASPER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $8,482,000
2005-12-06Mortgage $455,000 — from AUDUBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $455,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017081042114
2018031537163
2019052185228
2020043236333
2021043556365
2022161678182
2023342934304
2024133106320
2025702386251
2026001832185
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 94Housing & tenants 2,643Ownership & money 25Health & systems 66

Every one of the 2,891 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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