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348 Melrose Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3031650023 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s33
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 85. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-14.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Graffiti (1) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2011)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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 SPI HDFC
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$1,805,000 $812,250
2026$1,444,000 $649,800
2027$1,733,000 $779,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Knickerbocker Av — B57 · 500 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & George St · 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

348 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

5 311 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.

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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $192,000 on 2008-11-03 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-01-30Agreement $549,122 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $549,122
2008-11-03Deed $16,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM $16,000
2008-11-03Mortgage $549,122 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $549,122
2008-11-03Mortgage $1,532,986 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,532,986
2008-11-03Mortgage $192,000 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $192,000
2008-11-03AL&R $2,274,090 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,274,090
1990-06-04Mortgage $94,500 — from LEN JIM INCORPORATED to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $94,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201800033
20192120216
202002013
202102035
2022030710
202302035
202404149
202502024
202603069
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-06-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-06-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025
2025-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-01-14311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024
2024-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-08-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-07-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-05-15311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-03-26Agreement — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION
2024-03-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-02-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-10Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-10-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-26311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2022-09-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-08-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-08-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-08-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-02-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021
2021-12-31311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-12-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-11-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-08-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-01311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2020-09-06311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-09-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-24FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2019-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-27HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4FL, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2019-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ( INOPERATIVE ) BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM FRONT ENTRANCE OF BUILDING TO PA
2019-01-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE (SLOPING) WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STO
2019-01-09Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2019-01-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2019-01-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2019-01-09Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-01-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018
2018-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-02-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-10-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-10-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-08-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2014-08-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-08-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-08-20311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2014-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-11-16311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2012-10-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-10-08311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-13Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO., LLC C/O THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2012-01-30Agreement — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-01-30Agreement — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-01-30Agreement $549,122 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$549,122
2012-01-30Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-01-30Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2011
2011-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-17311: Street Condition — Unsafe Worksite
2010-09-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2010-08-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-07-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-02-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-02-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2010-02-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009
2009-12-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION & SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM$20,000
2009-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-07-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-06Permit NB — ISSUED
2009-02-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: MISC VIOLATIONS FAILURE TO NOTIFY DOB 24-48 HOURS OF THE START OF EXCAVATION. NOTE: EXCAVATION STARTED ONSITE/NO NOTIFICATION GIVE$400
2008
2008-11-03Deed $16,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM$16,000
2008-11-03Mortgage $549,122 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$549,122
2008-11-03Mortgage $1,532,986 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$1,532,986
2008-11-03Mortgage $192,000 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$192,000
2008-11-03AL&R $2,274,090 — from MELROSE SPI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$2,274,090
2008-11-03Agreement — from STATE OF NEW YORK TRUST FUND CORPORATION to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2008-11-03Agreement — from STATE OF NEW YORK TRUST FUND CORPORATION to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2008-11-03Agreement — from STATE OF NEW YORK TRUST FUND CORPORATION to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2008-11-03Agreement — from STATE OF NEW YORK TRUST FUND CORPORATION to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2008-10-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-20Job filed: FILING HEREWITH TEMPORARY SHORING AND BRACING DURING EXCEVATION AND FOUNDATION WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #302371065. N$1,000
2008-08-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-08-06Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-05-30ZONE — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
2008-05-30CERT — from RIDGE ABSTRACT CORP
2008-05-13Job filed: 25 LIN/FT OF SIDEWALK PAVING PLAN SUBMITTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #302371065.
2007
2007-10-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 302371065. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$14,000
2007-10-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 302371065. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$14,000
2007-06-12Job filed: NB
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-12-09Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N to NEIGHBORHOOD RESTOREHOUSING DEVELOPMENT
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-01-28JUDG — from CITY OF NEW YORK
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-06-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-06-07Permit DM — ISSUED
1999-04-15Deed — from HOSAIN, ABASS/DEF; NYC DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE/DEF; PETA, SANTA/DEF; NYC OF ENVIR to COHEN, JACK
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-02-05DOB violation EGNCY:
1999-02-03DOB violation C:
1999-01-29DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-07-01Mortgage assigned — from WALSH, JOHN T to COHEN, JACK
1997-04-29Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT BANK to WALSH, JOHN T.
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-06-04Mortgage $94,500 — from LEN JIM INCORPORATED to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$94,500
1990-06-04Deed — from ALI, INSAN; ROBERT, AKLIMA to LEN-JIM INC
1986
1986-12-12Deed — from INSANALI, JAMARA A/K/A; ALI, JAMARA INSAN DEC'D; ROBERT AKIMA,; ALI, INSAN; ROBERT, AKLIMA to AKLIMA, ROBERT; ALI, INSAN
1977
1977-02-01Deed — from TEEHAN JOSEPH; WHALLEY EDWARD M JR to INSANALI JAMARA
1969
1969-02-13Deed — from BAIAMONTE GIUSEPPE to WHALLEY EDWARD M JR'; TEEHAN JOSEPH C
1969-02-13Mortgage — from WHALLEY EDWARD M JR; TEEHAN C JOSEPH to BAIAMONTE GIUSEPPE
1968
1968-08-28Deed — from RUSSO VINCENZO DECEASED to BAIAMONTE GIUSEPPE
1966
1966-10-28RTXL — from RUSSO JOSEPHINE DECD; RUSSO GIUSEPPINA DECD
1966-10-28RTXL — from RUSSO VINCENZO DECD

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