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87 Melrose Street

1,115Records
20City systems
39Open violations
49.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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1,115 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 393 311 service requests, 205 HPD complaints, 138 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2008
Floors7
Res. units59
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3031517503
BIN3396904

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 49.8. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations39 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
21
’24–25
32
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · Noise (25) · GENERAL (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Fireworks (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,925,099 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerISMAEL FELICIANO
Managing agentRISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Last registered2025-09-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$416,144 $187,265
2027$11,137,856 $5,012,035

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,228,528 a year ($25.93 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,027,890 ($11.96 per sq ft), net operating income $1,200,638. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Jefferson St — B46 B47 · 750 ft
Citi BikeEvergreen Ave & Noll St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

87 Melrose Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

126 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — 141 buildings, 2,793 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B43 · C30 · D28 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
144-02 135th Avenue QN318 A
326 Rockaway Avenue BK216 A
57 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK190 A
37 Hillside Avenue MN163 A
43 Goodwin Place BK100 A
297 Wilson Avenue BK96 A
1255 Gates Avenue BK83 A
78 Troutman Street BK82 A
85 East 233 Street BX80 A
10 Forrest Street BK62 B
43 Central Avenue BK61 B
159 Himrod Street BK60 A
1349 Gates Avenue BK60 A
87 Melrose Street BK59 B
604 East 40th Street BK58 A
591 Bushwick Avenue BK58 B
561 Knickerbocker Avenue BK43 B
555 Bushwick Avenue BK42 B
150 Linden Street BK40 C
63 Central Avenue BK38 B
171 Himrod Street BK36 B
420 Stockholm Street BK35 B
116 Grove Street BK32 C
803 Knickerbocker Avenue BK24 C
422 Melrose Street BK24 A
108 Grove Street BK23 B
110 Grove Street BK23 C
63 Stockholm Street BK20 A
115 Linden Street BK17 A
111 Linden Street BK16 A
158 Harman Street BK14 B
93 Stockholm Street BK14 B
175 Harman Street BK14 A
181 Harman Street BK14 B
73 Linden Street BK12 B
75 Linden Street BK12 B
295 Jefferson Street BK8 B
244 Stockholm Street BK8 D
304 Jefferson Street BK8 A
302 Jefferson Street BK8 B
317 Jefferson Street BK8 C
149 Starr Street BK8 D
299 Jefferson Street BK8 D
22 Irving Avenue BK8 B
246 Stockholm Street BK8 B
320 Jefferson Street BK8 A
316 Jefferson Street BK8 D
640 Broadway BK7 C
1516 Jefferson Avenue BK6 C
73 Wyckoff Avenue BK6 A
174 Stockholm Street BK6 C
251 Harman Street BK6 A
311 Harman Street BK6 B
434 Jefferson Street BK6 B
235 Stanhope Street BK6 B
312 Grove Street BK6 B
1269 Decatur Street BK6 C
320 Grove Street BK6 C
647 Central Avenue BK6 B
32 Irving Avenue BK6 B

showing 60 of 141 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-06-30Agreement $2,156,200 — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. $2,156,200
2011-06-30Agreement $2,117,180 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD. $2,117,180
2011-06-30Agreement $300,000 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD. $300,000
2011-06-30Agreement $534,270 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $534,270
2011-06-30Agreement $230,000 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $230,000
2011-06-30Agreement $230,000 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $230,000
2011-06-30Agreement $2,156,200 — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. $2,156,200
2011-06-30Mortgage $2,156,200 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,156,200
2011-06-30Mortgage $1,800,000 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,800,000
2011-06-30Agreement $1,800,000 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,800,000
2011-06-30Agreement $534,270 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $534,270
2011-06-30Agreement $862,820 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD. $862,820
2011-06-30Agreement $862,820 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD. $862,820
2011-06-30Agreement $2,117,180 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD. $2,117,180
2011-06-30Agreement $300,000 — from RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE DEVELOPMENT FUND C; RHEINGOLD HEIGHTS ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HPD. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707790591
20180527706135
201986441564
202033570568
20210136301793
202211550562
20238695011120
202446390857
202500670875
20260111604121
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The full timeline

Construction 99Enforcement 138Housing & tenants 755Ownership & money 37Health & systems 86

Every one of the 1,115 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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