643 Wales Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02643-0042BIN 2004563

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)
05$25,000 in unpaid DOB fines

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 18 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 18 apartments.

2018 — 18 units registered2023 — 18

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

1904

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-08

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM THAT IS MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-08-065+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS AT FRONT AREAWAY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2008-05-165+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS 2ND STY SOUTHWEST APT 3 KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 3

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2008-05-165+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR BATHROOM CLG 3RD STY REAR SOUTH APT 3 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-05 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-11-12 · closed

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1712

Noise reports · last 12 mo

143

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1104

Street/Sidewalk508

Commercial36

Vehicle35

Unspecified29

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

673

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony222

Misdemeanor317

Violation134

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-07

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT FRONT OF BUILDING, DECORATIVE STONE FINISH ABOVE 4TH FLOOR WINDOW HAS DISLODGED AND FALLEN TO GRADE.

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1999-03-16

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1998-05-04

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MELENDEZ ENTERPRISE CORPORATION

Head officer

SAUL MELENDEZ

Managing agent

MELENDEZ ENTERPRISE CORP.

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$25,000

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-07-07$25,000 due

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1992-02-27$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1996-12-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1996-12-30 · $266,954.6

Mortgage1996-12-30$266,954.6

borrower MELENDEZ ENTERPRISE CORP. · lender BARON WALES REALTY CORP

Sale1996-12-30no recorded price

BARON WALES REALTY CORP. → MELENDEZ ENTERPRISECORP.

Mortgage1994-12-23$131,250

borrower BARON WALES REALTY CORP. · lender GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK

Sale1994-12-02no recorded price

NEERG CORP. → BARON WALES REALTY CORP.

Sale1994-02-24no recorded price

STISO, PAT V/REFEREE, CALDERON, DIMINGO/DEFT, NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE/DEFT, EMANUEL, JON/DEFT, SANDAN HOLDING CORP/DEFT, NYC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE/DEFT, BRONEX MANAGEMENT &REALTY CORP/DEFT → NEERG CORP.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale