# 789 Forest Avenue, Morrisania, Bronx, NY 10456 BBL 2026460118 · Block 2646 · Lot 118 · BIN 2115557 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/789-forest-avenue-2026460118 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 789 Forest Avenue (Bronx, NY 10456; tax lot BBL 2026460118) is a two-family home (building class B2: two-family home, frame (wood)), built around 2001, on a 1,700 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as MONSERRATE MELENDEZ; the most recent deed with a stated price is dated January 23, 2002 at $192,768 (per ACRIS). The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $788,000. As of November 9, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “789 Forest Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456 (BBL 2026460118)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/789-forest-avenue-2026460118. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Morrisania: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Bronx 10456: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/10456 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 787 Forest Avenue (25 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/787-forest-avenue-2026460119 - 785 Forest Avenue (50 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/785-forest-avenue-2026460022 - 777 Forest Avenue (73 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/777-forest-avenue-2026460123 - 775 Forest Avenue (101 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/775-forest-avenue-2026460124 - 801 Forest Avenue (106 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/801-forest-avenue-2026470033 - 773 Forest Avenue (125 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/773-forest-avenue-2026460026 - 726 East 158th Street (26 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/726-east-158th-street-2026460117 - 784 Jackson Avenue (89 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/bronx/784-jackson-avenue-2026460115 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: MONSERRATE MELENDEZ - Building class: B2 – Two-family home, frame (wood) - Year built: 2001 - Floors: 3 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 1,700 sq ft · Building area: 2,280 sq ft - Zoning: R6 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $788,000, assessed value $47,280, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2002-01-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-01-23 from SBC NEHEMIAH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP . to MELENDEZ, MONSERRATE, stated price $192,768. | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2018-09-27 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 240238186: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2018-09-27, expires 2019-07-21. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2018-09-27 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 240238186: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2018-09-27, expires 2019-07-21. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2001-12-26 | n/a (ISSUED (renewal)) | BIS work permit for job 200629962: New building. Issued 2001-12-26, expires 2002-06-29. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2001-05-05 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 200629962: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2001-05-05, expires 2002-05-05. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2001-04-24 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 200629962: New building. Issued 2001-04-24, expires 2001-11-30. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2001-04-24 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 200629962: New building. Issued 2001-04-24, expires 2001-11-30. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. No records found. ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as MONSERRATE MELENDEZ. | 64uk-42ks | | 2002-01-23 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2002-01-23). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. 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