1635 Melville Street, Bronx

Long-held family ownership meets a active street environment in Van Nest.

A 1931 two-family home in Van Nest that has remained in family hands for over two decades. As a small two-unit building, it doesn't generate standard apartment-building paperwork, leaving the block's street environment as the primary factor to underwrite. Two things to know:

Over two decades in the same family hands. Deed records show the Ramcharitar family acquired the property in 2002 and transferred title internally in August 2022. Long-term family ownership usually signals a personal stake in the structure, though system maintenance remains a direct private matter.

Street-level activity dominates the surrounding block radius. Street activity on the surrounding blocks is active. Over the last year, 468 street-noise calls were logged within three blocks—mostly loud music and parties—along with 237 illegal parking complaints and 125 blocked driveway reports.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Within three blocks, 237 illegal parking complaints were filed in the last year, primarily for hydrants and sidewalk blockage.
• Blocked driveway complaints totaled 125 calls across the three-block radius, with 113 reporting complete access blockage.

1635 Melville Street is a two-family home in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2040220013). This building is associated with Ramcharitar, Dharmendra. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1931, this two-family home sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on August 3, 2022, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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