840 Grand Concourse, Melrose, The Bronx: Violations and Building Information

About 840 Grand Concourse

840 Grand Concourse is a walk-up apartment building with stores in Melrose, The Bronx, built in 1927, with 172 apartments and 10 other units, on 6 floors. The lot is 64,919 sq ft, zoned R8.

Building type

Walk-up apartment building with stores (class C7)

Year built

1927

Apartments

172

All units

182

Floors

6

Building floor area

207,300 sq ft

Lot area

64,919 sq ft

Zoning

R8 · special district C

Floor area ratio

3.19 built of 6.50 allowed

Historic district

Grand Concourse Historic District

Programmes and lists

Rent-stabilised units · LL97 Article 321 · LL87 energy audit · LL88 lighting

BBL

2024590001

Zoning allows more floor area than the building uses: roughly 214,882 sq ft of unused development rights on paper. Zoning bonuses, overlays and lot conditions change the real number; an architect should confirm it.

From the city’s tax-lot records (DCP PLUTO), DOF, HPD, DOB and HUD programme lists. Zoning map for this lot.

NYC rules that apply here

Based on the building’s size, age and type. These apply whether or not anything is open.

• Rent-stabilised unitsThe DOF property tax bill lists rent-stabilised units in this building. Every stabilised unit must be registered with DHCR each year, with the rent roll. Increases follow the Rent Guidelines Board; leases, renewals and riders use the required forms.
• LL97 Article 321On DOB’s Local Law 97 list under Article 321 (certain affordable housing and houses of worship). Instead of yearly caps, a one-time compliance: the listed prescriptive energy measures, or meeting the 2030 limits, documented in a report to DOB. The report was due in 2025; DOB issues violations to buildings that did not file.
• LL87 energy auditOn DOB’s Local Law 87 list: an energy audit and retro-commissioning report every ten years, the year set by the block number’s last digit.
• LL88 lightingOn DOB’s Local Law 88 list: lighting in non-residential and common spaces had to meet code by January 1, 2025 (and tenant submeters in the largest buildings), with a report to DOB.
• HPD registration every yearRequired for every residential building with 3 or more apartments, between May 21 and September 1. Without it, an owner cannot bring a nonpayment case or certify corrected violations. Read the guide
• Lead-paint rules (Local Law 1)Built before 1960, so paint in the apartments is presumed to be lead-based: annual notices, turnover work, XRF testing and ten years of records. Read the guide
• Annual window-guard noticeEach January every tenant gets the window-guard notice; guards go on every window of an apartment where a child 10 or younger lives. Read the guide
• Heat and hot waterHeat season runs October 1 to May 31 (68°F by day when it is below 55°F outside, 62°F at night); hot water at 120°F all year. Read the guide
• Gas piping inspection every four years (Local Law 152)Every building except one- and two-family homes; the year depends on the community district. Read the guide
• Natural gas alarms by January 1, 2027Every apartment in a building with gas service needs a natural gas alarm (Local Law 157 of 2016, deadline set by Local Law 102 of 2025). Read the guide
• Energy benchmarking and Local Law 97About 207,300 sq ft, over the 25,000 sq ft line: Local Law 84 benchmarking and the Local Law 97 emissions report are due May 1 if the building is on the covered list. Over 50,000 sq ft, a Local Law 87 energy audit is due every ten years. Read the guide
• In a historic districtGrand Concourse Historic District: exterior work needs a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission.