779 Melrose Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02404-7501BIN 2117805

Concern level3 of 4

High

0116 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
0216 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0419 active DOB violation(s)
055 evictions executed in the last 3 years
062 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 84 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 84 apartments.

2022 — 84 units registered2023 — 84

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

2008

Built

Residential units

Condominium

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 74 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

649

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-09-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-09-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-09-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-09-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

582

All time

118

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition234

Plumbing66

Heat/Hot Water64

Door/Window54

Paint/Plaster43

Water Leak37

General29

Electric22

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

839

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential538

Street/Sidewalk188

Vehicle58

Unspecified29

Commercial22

Park3

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

585

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony181

Misdemeanor288

Violation116

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-12-23

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-21

CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

ACTIVE · FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-21

CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-07-30Apt 11Iresidential

2026-07-17Apt 7Eresidential

2026-05-22Apt 6Gresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-08-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-06

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-08-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-06-06

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

EL JARDIN DE SELINE LLC

Head officer

PETER STAND

Managing agent

THE WAVECREST MGMT TEAM

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$42,088

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

UnknownClass 22026-08-26$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-07-30$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 22026-06-05$625 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-05-14$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale