678 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 311 service requests, 154 HPD complaints, 129 HPD housing violations.
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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. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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 | 53 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2014-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
78 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 19 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 48). 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.
101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · Noise (27) · Dirty Condition (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Non (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MELROSE CLUSTER LP |
| Head officer | RAMON A ESCOBAR |
| Managing agent | MELROSE PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $801,000 | $360,450 |
| 2026 | $827,000 | $372,150 |
| 2027 | $789,000 | $355,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 160 St — Bx41-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 158 St & Melrose Ave · 600 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.
399 East 160 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 |
101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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 MELROSE PROPERTIES — 8 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453 East 160 Street | BX | 35 | B |
| 462 East 160 Street | BX | 31 | B |
| 399 East 160 Street | BX | 27 | B |
| 374 East 159 Street | BX | 25 | A |
| 892 Melrose Avenue | BX | 16 | B |
| 397 East 155 Street | BX | 12 | B |
| 721 Melrose Avenue | BX | 6 | B |
| 306 East 159 Street | BX | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,691,871 on 2007-04-25 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-19 | Agreement $12,433,307 — from MELROSE CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $12,433,307 | |
| 2007-04-25 | Mortgage $10,691,871 — from MELROSE CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,691,871 | |
| 2007-04-25 | Deed $10,691,871 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to MELROSE CLUSTER, L.P. | $10,691,871 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Mortgage $1,104,892 — from MELROSE PROPERTIES LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,104,892 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Mortgage $1,104,892 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MELROSE PROPERTIES LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,104,892 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Mortgage $10,114,551 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MELROSE PROPERTIES LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $10,114,551 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Mortgage $10,114,551 — from MELROSE PROPERTIES LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $10,114,551 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 48 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 49 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 9 | 57 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 66 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 2 | 95 |
Every one of the 678 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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