Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
64
out of 100
Heavier than 70% of buildings in Melrose
55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 76 apartments here are rent stabilized.
398 EAST 152ND STREET · 76 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 76 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 2/5 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
55 violations the city still lists as unresolved
55 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.1 years.
- Disrepair10
- Water leak10
- Paint / plaster9
- Pests6
- Fire & life safety6
- Lead paint5
- Other4
- Plumbing2
- Mold1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2001-05-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.