Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
74
out of 100
Heavier than 45% of buildings in Melrose
13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
835 EAST 156TH STREET · 9 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/5 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
13 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.1 years.
- Paint / plaster5
- Pests3
- Plumbing2
- Other1
- Fire & life safety1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 78% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-08-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.