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320 East 159 Street
Melrose

320 East 159 Street,
Bronx, NY 10451

80 Units

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Built in 2005

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5 Floors

1(1)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 10
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Reviews (1)

    Over 4 years ago
    Bad company & building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Takes government assistance programs & has apartments that belong to DHS
    Cons:
    Internally falling apart
    Not enough staff to keep the building clean, clear & in shape
    Not handicap accessible
    Tenants don’t pay their rent
    Adult and children tenants hang out & trash the hallways, stairways & laundry rooms as well as breaking building property like lamps, signs, locks & machinery
    No or slow heat/hot water is an ongoing issue
    Advice to owner:
    Hire more staff for all building repairs & maintenance
    Impose more tenant rules

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 5 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 320 East 159 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    2.37 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    24
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 07, 2025: § 27-2011 adm code cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the all stairs and walls throughout at staircase #2
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    Hazardous
    100
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 30, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: refit doors to closet in the private hallway located at apt 3g, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    66
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 03, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 4c, 5th story, 4th apartment from south at west
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Christina Pimentel
    1(1)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•80 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9
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    Wavecrest Mgmt Group
    2.8(72)
    Corporate Owner•
    335 Properties•13179 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1055
    P
    Peter Fine
    2.3(5)
    Head Officer•
    11 Properties•734 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 162
    C
    Courtlandt Avenue Assoc LP
    1(1)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•80 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9

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