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, and 9 of them are still open. HPD issued 9 new violations at the address 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 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 643 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
643 Wales Ave 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 643 Wales Ave?
643 Wales Ave (BBL 2026430042) has about 18 residential apartments and was built in 1904, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.