417 East 151st Street

417 East 151st Street in Melrose, Bronx, has 50 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 11 of 11 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 11 units · Built 1920

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 11 of 11 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (50 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

50 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 5 class A. 26 issued in the last 12 months. 197 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-01-10. Newest violation issued 2026-09-24.

60 closed in the last 90 days. Median 472 days from issue to close for the 70 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19137431
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-07-07. HPD violation 19054651
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-07-07. HPD violation 19054646
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2025-09-15. HPD violation 18221275
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2025-09-05. HPD violation 18205889
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 5th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2025-05-28. HPD violation 17918368
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2025-05-19. HPD violation 17901507
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE (LOWER SASH) AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2025-03-31. HPD violation 17794525

311 housing complaints

8 in the last 12 months, 119 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (6), Plumbing (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

11 of 11 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 11 in 2024, 11 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: Melrose Park HDFC. Head officer: Madelyn Lugo. Managing agent: South Bronx Community Management Co, Inc.. This owner has 54 buildings on record, 45 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2023740059, HPD building ID 63868. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 3 Av-149 St (2, 5), 2 min walk
• Jackson Av (2, 5), 9 min walk
• 149 St-Hostos (2, 5), 11 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.