Is 644 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
644 Wales Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Melrose, the Bronx (10455). It has about 24 apartments, built in 1906.
Also written as 644 Wales Avenue — or 644 Wales Ave, the Bronx, NY 10455.
How this building compares
With about 24 apartments it is larger than 62% of the 244 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Melrose. Its 1906 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 17 open violations here, about 0.7 per apartment — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 69 violations on record at the address, 26 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 13 of them are still open. HPD issued 35 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| ZIP | 10455 |
| Year built | 1906 |
| Apartments | 24 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2026530065 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Tinton Wales LLC 2259 7th Avenue #1W · New York, NY 10027 |
| Managing agent | Jay Newhouse |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 17 open / 69 total · 35 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 76 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 644 Wales Ave rent stabilized?
644 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 644 Wales Ave?
644 Wales Ave (BBL 2026530065) has about 24 residential apartments and was built in 1906, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.