Is 696 Elton Ave rent stabilized?
696 Elton Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Melrose, the Bronx (10455). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 696 Elton Avenue — or 696 Elton 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. HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 33 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 28 HPD complaints at the address, 8 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| ZIP | 10455 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2023760053 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 2937 3RD AVENUE REALTY LLC 3154 ALBANY CRESCENT #2ND FL · BRONX, NY 10463 |
| Managing agent | 2997 3RD AVENUE REALTY, LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 33 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 28 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 4, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 696 Elton Ave rent stabilized?
696 Elton 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 696 Elton Ave?
696 Elton Ave (BBL 2023760053) has about 18 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.