651 Courtlandt Avenue

651 Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose, Bronx, has 16 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (37/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 2006

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 37/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 117 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-10-31. Newest violation issued 2025-06-13.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 992 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER, EXCEDDING 130 DEGRESS. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3N), issued 2015-04-22. HPD violation 10681918
• Class C: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCEEDING TEMP. 130 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3N), issued 2014-10-31. HPD violation 10433219
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MIMIMUM OF 100 WATTS INCONDESCENT LIGHT REQUIRED; LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT. AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2015-09-21. HPD violation 10866445
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3S), issued 2015-04-21. HPD violation 10678025
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3S), issued 2015-04-21. HPD violation 10678027
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4S, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4S), issued 2014-11-24. HPD violation 10455644
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TERRACE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 4S, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4S), issued 2014-11-24. HPD violation 10455646
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4S, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4S), issued 2014-11-24. HPD violation 10455643

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 4 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 2 DOB violations 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

6 of 6 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: 6 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LUCKY CHENS MANAGEMENT INC.. Head officer: YINGZE CHEN. Managing agent: LUCKY CHENS MANAGEMENT INC.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2024110139, HPD building ID 957200. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 3 Av-149 St (2, 5), 4 min walk
• 149 St-Hostos (2, 5), 9 min walk
• 149 St-Hostos (4), 9 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 2026-10-28.