Is 539 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
539 Wales Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Mott Haven-Port Morris, the Bronx (10455). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 539 Wales Avenue — or 539 Wales Ave, the Bronx, NY 10455.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it sits near the middle of the 353 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Mott Haven-Port Morris, where the median building has 14. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1925 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 2.0 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 76 violations on record at the address, 13 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Mott Haven-Port Morris |
| ZIP | 10455 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2025800024 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 539 WALES AVENUE REALTY LLC 769 NINTH AVE #4N · NEW YORK, NY 10019 |
| Managing agent | JAMEEL ALI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 76 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 74 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 16, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 539 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
539 Wales Ave in Mott Haven-Port Morris, 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 539 Wales Ave?
539 Wales Ave (BBL 2025800024) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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