Is 1261 Merriam Ave rent stabilized?
1261 Merriam Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Highbridge, the Bronx (10452). It has about 78 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 1261 Merriam Avenue — or 1261 Merriam Ave, the Bronx, NY 10452.
How this building compares
With about 78 apartments it is larger than 88% of the 209 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Highbridge. Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1929 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — below the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 537 violations on record at the address, 140 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 2,146 HPD complaints at the address, 23 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Highbridge |
| ZIP | 10452 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 78 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2025290063 |
Owner & management
| Owner | THE MERRIAM TOWER LLC 367 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE #500 · Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | THE MERRIAM TOWER LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 537 total · 10 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 2146 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 20, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1261 Merriam Ave rent stabilized?
1261 Merriam Ave in Highbridge, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 1261 Merriam Ave?
1261 Merriam Ave (BBL 2025290063) has about 78 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.