802 Melrose Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451

802 Melrose Avenue is a four-story, 13-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1905 and currently owned by Sandra Erickson. The property has recently faced significant heat and hot water reliability issues, particularly evident throughout February 2025 when multiple complaints were filed regarding inadequate heating and hot water services affecting the entire building. These complaints led to HPD inspections and the issuance of violations, though some complaints were duplicates of previously reported issues.

In February 2024, similar heating and hot water problems were documented, along with violations related to carbon monoxide and smoke detection systems in apartment 2B, and access issues to the building's heating system due to a locked boiler room door. More recently, there was another heat/hot water complaint in March 2025, though HPD confirmed the issue was addressed. The building's maintenance history shows some concerning patterns, particularly regarding heating system access and safety equipment maintenance.

In addition to the heating issues, violations have been recorded for missing smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, though most of these have been certified as corrected. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record for bedbugs, with zero reported cases in the past seven years (2018-2025), and passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2023. The property has a history of having significant heating system reliability issues, with multiple instances of inadequate heat and hot water service documented in both 2024 and 2025, suggesting ongoing maintenance challenges with the building's heating infrastructure.