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
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
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
Patterns
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.
What 311 hears from this address
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).
Filed construction activity
$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.
Rent-stabilization signals
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
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
What the city thinks it's worth
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
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
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.
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.
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
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
21
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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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
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Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IS TO PROBE AREAS WITHIN THE CELLAR CEILING FOR CRACKS AND VOIDS AND TO DETERMINE STRUCTURAL OR WATER DAMAGE TO CEILINGS WITHIN APTS.
2026-10-05
Job filed: REMOVE & REPLACE DAMAGED OR DETERIORATED VINYL SIDING, ROOF ASSEMBLY, PARAPET, NEW TERRA-COTTA COPING, SEALANT/CAULK JOINTS AT STONE & MASONRY AND REP
2026-10-05
Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF GAS FIRED HOT WATER HEATER AND BOILER WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
2026-10-02
Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FIXTURES ON EXISTING ROUGH IN. REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CELLAR FIXTURES.
2026-10-02
Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST GRILLES AND ROOFTOP EXHAUST FANS. INSTALLATION OF NEW SMART INSULATED RADIATOR COVERS. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF HEATING PIPING
2026-10-02
HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOORS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st
2026-10-02
HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 1ST WINDOW UPPER SASH FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH L
2026-10-01
Job filed: MODERATE REHAB OF ENTIRE BUILDING TO INCLUDE DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF FINISHES, KITCHEN CABINETS AND COUNTER TOP, BATHROOMS (FIXTURES FILED SEPARATELY),
2026-09-19
311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-09-19
311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-09-19
Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2026-09-19
Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-09-15
Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2026-09-15
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2026-04-15
SMIS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2026-04-01
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-10
DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RETAINING WALL.APPROX 8'TALL RUBBLESTONE RETAINING WALL ALNG THE EXP2(EAST)PROP LINE@THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.T
2026-10-06Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IS TO PROBE AREAS WITHIN THE CELLAR CEILING FOR CRACKS AND VOIDS AND TO DETERMINE STRUCTURAL OR WATER DAMAGE TO CEILINGS WITHIN APTS. $54,170
2026-10-05Job filed: REMOVE & REPLACE DAMAGED OR DETERIORATED VINYL SIDING, ROOF ASSEMBLY, PARAPET, NEW TERRA-COTTA COPING, SEALANT/CAULK JOINTS AT STONE & MASONRY AND REP$258,000
2026-10-05Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF GAS FIRED HOT WATER HEATER AND BOILER WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT$50,000
2026-10-02Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FIXTURES ON EXISTING ROUGH IN. REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CELLAR FIXTURES.$125,000
2026-10-02Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST GRILLES AND ROOFTOP EXHAUST FANS. INSTALLATION OF NEW SMART INSULATED RADIATOR COVERS. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF HEATING PIPING$130,100
2026-10-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOORS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st
2026-10-02HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 1ST WINDOW UPPER SASH FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH L
2026-10-01Job filed: MODERATE REHAB OF ENTIRE BUILDING TO INCLUDE DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF FINISHES, KITCHEN CABINETS AND COUNTER TOP, BATHROOMS (FIXTURES FILED SEPARATELY), $585,800
2026-03-10DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RETAINING WALL.APPROX 8'TALL RUBBLESTONE RETAINING WALL ALNG THE EXP2(EAST)PROP LINE@THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.T
2025-08-27HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2025-08-27HPD class B: § 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE F
2025-08-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT LOWER REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A,
2025-08-08HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOORS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st
2025-08-08HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WINDOW RESESS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT
2025-08-08HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-01-04HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2025-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2025-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-03-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-02-05Agreement — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT. OF HOUSI
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-01-25311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-01-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-10HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 8 SQFT UNDER SINK OF NORTH WALL BASE CABINET IN
2021-12-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED
2021-12-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMAL GLAZE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED A
2021-12-10HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 8 SQFT UNDER SINK OF NORTH WALL BASE CABINET IN
2021-12-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AIR VALVE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st AP
2021-12-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AIR VALVE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STOR
2021-12-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2021-12-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2021-11-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-11-30311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2021-11-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-11-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2021-04-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2019
2019-10-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014-03-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2014-03-06Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2013
2013-07-29RPTT&RET $3,270,163 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to MRC MELROSE HDFC$3,270,163
2013-07-25311: Construction Safety Enforcement — SST Tracking Complaint
2013-07-25DOB complaint, category ?
2013-07-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS. - SHED AT EXP #1 MISSING ALL PARAPET PANELS. REMEDY: CONFORM SHED TO CODE SPECIFI$2,400
2013-07-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-05Agreement $2,107,406 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT OF HOUSIN$2,107,406
2013-07-05Mortgage $85,035 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR$85,035
2013-07-05AL&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
2013-07-05Agreement — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT. OF HOUSI
2013-07-05Mortgage $680,663 — from MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ITS DEPT OF HOUSIN$680,663
2013-07-05Deed — from MRC MELROSE HOUSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MRC MELROSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
2013-07-05Job filed: MASONRY, BRICK REPLACEMENT, BRICK ARCH REPLACEMENT & WINDOW REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$50,000
2013-07-05Job filed: MASONRY, BRICK REPLACEMENT, BRICK ARCH REPLACEMENT & WINDOW REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$50,000
2013-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-06-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-06-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-04-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2013-04-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM