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649 Melrose Avenue · Bronx · BBL 2023990024 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Drinking (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$390,000 $175,500
2026$464,000 $208,800
2027$493,000 $221,850

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Xochimilco Family RestMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 153 St — Bx41 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMelrose Ave & E 154 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

649 Melrose Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2004-05-03 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-05-03Mortgage $200,000 — from CEPEDA, ROCIO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $200,000
2004-05-03Deed $450,000 — from VASQUEZ, ISRAEL to CEPEDA, ROCIO $450,000
1983-08-10Mortgage $30,000 — from VASQUEZ, ISRAEL to SOSTRE, JORGE LUIS; SOSTRE, PEDRO $30,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017202
2018101
2019000
2020404
2021404
2022404
2023224
2024213
2025606
2026112
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-17Restaurant inspection: XOCHIMILCO FAMILY REST — grade A
2025-11-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-17Restaurant inspection: XOCHIMILCO FAMILY REST — grade A
2025
2025-11-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-17311: Litter Basket Request — Replacement Basket
2025-04-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-04311: Drinking — In Public
2025-02-21311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2024
2024-11-20311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2024-11-19Restaurant inspection: XOCHIMILCO FAMILY REST — grade A
2024-09-10311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2023
2023-08-10311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2023-06-12Restaurant inspection: XOCHIMILCO FAMILY REST — grade A
2023-05-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-26311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2022
2022-06-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-06-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2022-04-08311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021
2021-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-07-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-10311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020
2020-09-13311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-04-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-07311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2018
2018-09-09311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017
2017-09-25311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2017-08-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-01-09311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015
2015-08-26311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015-05-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-12-29Mortgage satisfied — from CEPEDA, ROCIO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK
2014-12-29TL&R — from CEPEDA, ROCIO to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2014-12-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-08-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-06-03311: Tattooing — Dirty/Inadequate Equip./Facility
2012
2012-10-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-11Job filed: UPGRADE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY, GAS VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 200267736. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-03-11Job filed: UPGRADE OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY, GAS VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 200267736. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2006
2006-01-04Deed — from MAGNATE S. ROCCE PROPERTIES, INC. to MAGNATE S. ROCCE ENTERPRISES, LLC
2004
2004-05-21Deed — from CEPEDA, ROCIO to MAGNATE S. ROCCE PROPERTIES, INC.
2004-05-03AL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to CEPEDA, ROCIO
2004-05-03Mortgage $200,000 — from CEPEDA, ROCIO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$200,000
2004-05-03Deed $450,000 — from VASQUEZ, ISRAEL to CEPEDA, ROCIO$450,000
1998
1998-07-02Mortgage satisfied — from VASQUUEZ, ISRAEL to SOSTRE, PEDRO; SOSTRE, JORGE LUIS
1993
1993-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-06-22Permit SG — ISSUED
1992-06-22Permit SG — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1990-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1988
1988-08-15Deed — from 663 MELROSE AVENUE CORP
1988-04-19Mortgage satisfied — from RANDOLPH TRADING CORP. to STOLWEIN, PAUL; STOLWEIN, HARRY; STOLWEIN, JOE
1986
1986-11-21Deed — from VASQUEZ, ISRAEL to 663 MELROSE AVE. CORP
1983
1983-08-10Mortgage assigned — from VASQUEZ, ISRAEL to SOSTRE, JORGE LUIS; SOSTRE, PEDRO
1983-08-10Mortgage $30,000 — from VASQUEZ, ISRAEL to SOSTRE, JORGE LUIS; SOSTRE, PEDRO$30,000
1983-08-10Deed — from SOSTRE, PEDRO; SOSTRE, JORGE to VASQUEZ, ISRAEL
1978
1978-02-16Deed — from BELLANG TRADING COMPANY to JORGE SOSTRE; PEDRO SOSTRE
1970
1970-01-30Mortgage assigned — from STOLWEIN PAUL to MARION STOLWEIN COHEN

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