Is 754 E 161st St rent stabilized?
754 E 161st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Melrose, the Bronx (10456). It has about 29 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 754 East 161st Street — or 754 E 161st St, the Bronx, NY 10456.
How this building compares
With about 29 apartments it is larger than 72% of the 244 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Melrose. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 39 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 235 violations on record at the address, 41 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 23 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Melrose |
| ZIP | 10456 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 29 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL |
| BBL | 2026570009 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC 542 MAIN STREET #2ND FL · New Rochelle, NY 10801 |
| Managing agent | MRC 754 EAST 161 HDFC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 39 open / 235 total · 23 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 606 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 11, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 754 E 161st St rent stabilized?
754 E 161st St in Melrose, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and SECTION 610 OF PHFL. 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 754 E 161st St?
754 E 161st St (BBL 2026570009) has about 29 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.