Rent-stabilized buildings in Melrose, the Bronx
Melrose, the Bronx has 245 buildings registered as rent stabilized with New York State DHCR, most of them built around 1920. Rent stabilization caps how much the rent can rise each year — the Rent Guidelines Board sets the limit — and gives the tenant the right to renew the lease. Registration is per building, so an individual apartment can still be deregulated — check the address below and ask the landlord for its rent history.
What the records say about Melrose, the Bronx
The 244 of them with a recorded apartment count hold about 7,266 apartments between them — a median of 16 per building, from the NYC PLUTO counts the city publishes as estimates. HPD holds a violation record for 244 of the 245 buildings tracked here, and lists no open violation at 39 of those. 185 of those records carry a violation still open at class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Counting the buildings with no open violation as zero, the median across the 244 with an apartment count is 0.9 per apartment.
Renting with a housing voucher?
Find A Crib rebuilds a list every night of the DHCR-registered rent-stabilized buildings that have an apartment listed for Section 8 and other housing vouchers, from the overnight AffordableHousing.com feed — see the current voucher listings.
5 rent-stabilized buildings in Melrose, the Bronx have 10 apartments listed to housing-voucher holders on AffordableHousing.com as of November 7, 2026. They are 370 E 158th St, 674 Saint Anns Ave, 762 Union Ave, 764 E 152nd St, 770 Union Ave. See the full voucher list →
A building missing from that list has refused nobody — it simply has no listing on that site today. Refusing a tenant because they pay with a Section 8 voucher or any other subsidy is illegal in New York City.
Notable buildings in Melrose
| Building | Why |
|---|---|
| 295 E 149th St | frequently searched |
| 417 E 151st St | frequently searched |
| 429 E 156th St | frequently searched |
| 555 Cauldwell Ave | frequently searched |
| 561 Cauldwell Ave | frequently searched |
| 582 To 588 Union Ave | frequently searched |
| 601 E 156th St | 480 apartments |
| 675 Cauldwell Ave | frequently searched |
| 766 Union Ave | frequently searched |
ZIP codes in Melrose
All 245 buildings
Frequently asked questions
How many rent-stabilized buildings are in Melrose, the Bronx?
There are 245 registered rent-stabilized buildings in Melrose, the Bronx, according to NY State DHCR registration data.
What year were most rent-stabilized buildings in Melrose built?
Most rent-stabilized buildings in Melrose, the Bronx were built around 1920, based on NYC PLUTO records for the 245 DHCR-registered buildings tracked here.
How many rent-stabilized buildings in Melrose, the Bronx have open HPD violations?
HPD holds a violation record for 244 of the 245 DHCR-registered rent-stabilized buildings Find A Crib tracks in Melrose, the Bronx. 205 of those have at least one open violation on file; 39 have none. A building with no HPD violation record is not counted either way.