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 81 open violations here, about 1.6 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 1,340 violations on record at the address, 407 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1,344 HPD complaints at the address, 80 of them 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 | 81 open / 1340 total · 51 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 1344 total |
| HPD registration last filed | March 27, 2026 |