Is 281 E 149th St rent stabilized?
281 E 149th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Melrose, the Bronx (10451). It has about 51 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 281 East 149th Street — or 281 E 149th St, the Bronx, NY 10451.
How this building compares
With about 51 apartments it is larger than 86% of the 244 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Melrose. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 98 open violations here, about 1.9 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 1,358 violations on record at the address, 415 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 30 of them are still open. HPD issued 60 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| ZIP | 10451 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 51 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2023310072 |
Owner & management
| Owner | EAST 149TH STREET PARTNERS 2260 Washington Ave BASEMENT · Bronx, NY 10457 |
| Managing agent | Sam Drew |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 98 open / 1358 total · 60 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 4 open / 1351 total |
| HPD registration last filed | March 27, 2026 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 281 E 149th St rent stabilized?
281 E 149th St in Melrose, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 281 E 149th St?
281 E 149th St (BBL 2023310072) has about 51 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.