1620 Melville Street, Bronx, NY 10460

1620 Melville Street is a two-story, three-unit residential building located in the Van Nest neighborhood, owned by Nelson Leandro and originally constructed in 1899.

The building has experienced recurring Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years, with the most recent citation occurring in April 2024, and all previous violations from 2021 through 2023 showing similar infractions. These violations indicate that the property has not consistently met the mandatory requirement to file annual bedbug reports with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though it's worth noting that all these violations have been marked as "Close" in the records.

On a more positive note, the building passed an initial rodent inspection conducted in December 2022, suggesting that pest management in this area has been maintained at least as of that inspection date. The persistence of bedbug reporting violations over multiple years, while not directly indicating an active infestation, suggests a need for improved compliance with housing maintenance requirements, though the most recent violation in 2024 was filed approximately 15 months prior to the current date and may have been addressed subsequently.