1340 Merriam Avenue

A 5-story building with 68 apartments, built in 1928, in the Bronx, NY 10452.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

118open HPD violations37 immediately hazardous

132complaints to HPD, past year57 about heat or hot water

69rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

July 2026latest housing court case26 cases on record, all years

1340 Merriam Avenue has 118 open HPD violations, 37 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 132 complaints to HPD in the past year, 57 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1340 M LLC. 69 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 1340 Merriam Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 118 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	37
B, hazardous	30 days	67
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	14

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 71 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 132 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 57 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 1340 Merriam Avenue?

1340 Merriam Avenue is registered with HPD to 1340 M LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in July 2026. HPD’s record has 26 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 38% of residential buildings in 10452 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1340 Merriam Avenue rent stabilized?

69 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02531-0013.