292 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 69 HPD housing violations, 46 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 81.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,109,000 | $499,050 |
| 2026 | $1,062,000 | $477,900 |
| 2027 | $1,238,000 | $557,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Morgan Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / George St — B60 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Melrose St · 200 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.
248 Melrose Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $79,979,094 on 2022-10-07 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments L.P.), covering 43 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC | $485,595,000 | |
| 2022-10-07 | Mortgage $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. | $79,979,094 | |
| 2022-10-07 | AL&R $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. | $79,979,094 | |
| 2022-07-06 | Deed $4,000,000 — from RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-23 | Sold for $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $666,667 |
| 2016-04-28 | M&CON $3,075,000 — from RF GREENE HOLDING LLC; RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 2016-04-28 | AL&R $3,075,000 — from RF GREENE HOLDING LLC; RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 2014-10-09 | Mortgage $350,000 — from RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2014-10-09 | Mortgage $150,000 — from RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $150,000 | |
| 2013-12-20 | AL&R $500,000 — from RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2013-12-20 | Mortgage $500,000 — from RF MELROSE HOLDING LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $500,000 | |
| 1985-04-23 | Mortgage $5,000 — from MC MUG CORP to RABEY, FRANCES | $5,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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