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259 Melrose Street

264Records
14City systems
14Open violations
75Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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264 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 36 rodent inspections, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC
BBL3031570044
BIN3328008, 3328009

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 75. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2004-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Food Establishment (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$22,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Head officerPETER N CHERNOFF
Managing agentMELROSE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$760,000 $342,000
2026$687,000 $309,150
2027$822,000 $369,900

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Obscure Coffee Roasters / Bushwick Comedy ClubCoffee/TeaB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Preparation Location) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / George St — B60 · 300 ft
Citi BikeGeorge St & Wilson Ave · 350 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

259 Melrose Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $801,208 on 2026-02-25 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-25AL&R $2,150,000 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,150,000
2026-02-25Agreement $2,150,000 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,150,000
2026-02-25Mortgage $801,209 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $801,209
2016-06-17AL&R $1,700,000 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,700,000
2016-06-17Agreement $1,700,000 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,700,000
2016-06-17Mortgage $1,048,137 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,048,137
2013-06-17AL&R $700,000 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $700,000
2013-06-17Mortgage $700,000 — from MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $700,000
2012-06-04Deed $650,000 — from 259 MELROSE REALTY, INC. to MELROSE PROPERTY GROUP, LLC $650,000
2006-12-28Mortgage $50,000 — from SALAS, MANUEL to ANDREADIS, BARBARA $50,000
2005-12-23Mortgage $400,000 — from SALAS, MANUEL to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2005-12-23AL&R $400,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB, to SALAS, MANUEL $400,000
2003-05-12Mortgage $320,000 — from DEJESUS, DOMINGO to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK $320,000
2003-05-12DEEDO $400,000 — from MORILLO, ELIAS to DEJESUS, DOMINGO $400,000
2003-05-12DEEDO $210,000 — from HERNANDEZ, FRESA to MORILLO, ELIAS $210,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201781100221
2018105039
2019004037
202001140116
2021004048
202201220528
202304120319
20242064315
20250070815
20263125314
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 144Ownership & money 34Health & systems 38

Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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