Is 640 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
640 Wales Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Melrose, the Bronx (10455). It has about 30 apartments, built in 1911.
Also written as 640 Wales Avenue — or 640 Wales Ave, the Bronx, NY 10455.
How this building compares
With about 30 apartments it is larger than 72% of the 244 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Melrose. Its 1911 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 12 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 127 violations on record at the address, 35 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 292 HPD complaints at the address, 19 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| ZIP | 10455 |
| Year built | 1911 |
| Apartments | 30 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2026530063 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Tinton Wales LLC 2259 7th Avenue #1W · New York, NY 10027 |
| Managing agent | Jay Newhouse |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 12 open / 127 total · 54 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 292 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |