Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
56
out of 100
Heavier than 78% of buildings in Melrose
114 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 22 apartments here are rent stabilized.
428 EAST 157TH STREET · 22 apartments · built 1914 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 22 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 10 minutes away
Against it
- 114 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
114 violations the city still lists as unresolved
114 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.8 years.
- Disrepair33
- Paint / plaster16
- Pests12
- Mold11
- Plumbing10
- Fire & life safety9
- Other8
- Water leak7
- Structural5
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-05-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.