Is 643 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
643 Wales Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Melrose, the Bronx (10455). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1904.
Also written as 643 Wales Avenue — or 643 Wales Ave, the Bronx, NY 10455.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it sits near the middle of the 244 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Melrose, where the median building has 16. It went up in 1904, 16 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 31 open violations here, about 1.7 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 47 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 43 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| ZIP | 10455 |
| Year built | 1904 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2026430042 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MELENDEZ ENTERPRISE CORPORATION 85-06 159 STREET · JAMAICA, NY 11432 |
| Managing agent | MELENDEZ ENTERPRISE CORP. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 31 open / 47 total · 9 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 43 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 23, 2025 |