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689 Melrose Ave, Bronx

BBL 2-02401-0023

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 34 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 2 años abierta, desde el 20 de febrero de 2024.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 8 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 2 years, since February 20, 2024.

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13 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 20, 2024.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued December 22, 2025.
DOB complaints
4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed January 27, 2026.
DOB permits
4 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued March 4, 2026.
Boiler inspection
Inspected June 5, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed January 23, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened February 12, 2026, awarded for $3,120.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C13 open
Fire SafetyNotice sent19202969
Fire SafetyNotice sent19202967
Notice sent19202962
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19162512Melrose Park HDFC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19090448Melrose Park HDFC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19090446Melrose Park HDFC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19090445Melrose Park HDFC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19090444Melrose Park HDFC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18349317Melrose Park HDFC
No access to reinspect (first try)17594248
The report lists all 13, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B20 open most often Mold
Notice sent19202968
Notice sent19202964
Notice sent19202963
Notice sent19090449Melrose Park HDFC
Notice sent19090447Melrose Park HDFC
Notice sent19090441Melrose Park HDFC
MoldNotice sent to tenant19090440Melrose Park HDFC
MoldNotice sent to tenant19141187Melrose Park HDFC
Notice sent18783012Melrose Park HDFC
Notice sent18783011Melrose Park HDFC
The report lists all 20, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB1 open
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35656744MMelrose Park HDFC

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Questions about this building

Does 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx had 34 open violations on September 27, 2026: 33 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 2 years, since February 20, 2024.

Is 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 8 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued December 22, 2025. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx?

Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed January 27, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened February 12, 2026, awarded for $3,120. 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.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx?

Yes. 4 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued March 4, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When was the boiler at 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx last inspected?

On June 5, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On January 23, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1903 as the year 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 689 Melrose Avenue, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 25 residential units at 689 Melrose Avenue, 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 689 Melrose Ave, Bronx: 13 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/689-melrose-avenue-bronx

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