551 Wales Avenue

A 6-story building with 67 apartments, built in 1929, in the Bronx, NY 10455.

Addresses on the lot: 541 to 551 Wales Avenue.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

75open HPD violations21 immediately hazardous

14complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat

67rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years1 older

551 Wales Avenue has 75 open HPD violations, 21 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 14 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to PAUL MASLIN & CO LLC. 67 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 551 Wales Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 75 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	21
B, hazardous	30 days	43
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	11

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, 3 have been closed.

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

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 14 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, none 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 551 Wales Avenue?

551 Wales Avenue is registered with HPD to PAUL MASLIN & CO LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

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

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2018.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 17% of residential buildings in 10455 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 551 Wales Avenue rent stabilized?

67 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 67 of the building’s 67 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

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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 2-02641-0036.