The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.
Questions about this building
Does 1726 Melville Street, Bronx have open violations?
Yes. 1726 Melville Street, Bronx had 18 open violations on September 26, 2026: 17 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 1726 Melville Street, Bronx getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 11 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
Does 1726 Melville Street, Bronx have active DOB violations?
Yes. 2 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued January 8, 2024. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 1726 Melville Street, Bronx marked completed?
Yes. 3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $7,178 in total. The most recent of the 3 was opened April 25, 2025. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.
When was 1726 Melville Street, Bronx built?
The city's record gives 1905 as the year 1726 Melville Street, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a two-family dwelling with 2 floors.
How many apartments does 1726 Melville Street, Bronx have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 2 residential units at 1726 Melville Street, Bronx. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD emergency repair orders and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, 1726 Melville St, Bronx: 11 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1726-melville-street-bronx
How we count: /method.