404 East 158th Street
A 9-story building with 165 apartments, built in 2004, in the Bronx, NY 10451.
Addresses on the lot: 409 to 415 East 157th Street, 400 to 406 East 158th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
404 East 158th Street has 168 open HPD violations, 49 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 130 complaints to HPD in the past year, 29 about heat or hot water. It is registered to MELROSE AVE ASSOC LP. 165 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 404 East 158th Street have open violations?
Yes: 168 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 | 49 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 98 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 21 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 184 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 130 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 29 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 404 East 158th Street?
404 East 158th Street is registered with HPD to MELROSE AVE ASSOC LP. 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 September 2026. HPD’s record has 20 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 11 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 29% of residential buildings in 10451 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 404 East 158th Street rent stabilized?
165 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 165 of the building’s 165 apartments. 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 421 East 157th Street21 apartments, built 1913
- 429 East 157th Street21 apartments, built 1905
- 390 East 158th Street84 apartments, built 2008
- 760 Melrose Avenue124 apartments, built 2004
- 428 East 157th Street21 apartments, built 1914
- 429 East 156th Street63 apartments, built 2008
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 2-02379-0007.