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315 Melrose Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
22
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far10

Plus 74 violations from 1987 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 1
Open per apartment
0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
28 May 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous2 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 28 May 2026Notice sent out 31 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) east wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 9 Jun 2007First no access to re- inspect violation 4 Jun 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

73 closed violations, plus 6 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st window frame from north at east wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall, south wall, west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 3 Feb 2010Violation closed 22 Jun 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling 1 sty east an apartment bathroom teresa no phone.

    Issued 5 Oct 1988Violation closed 28 May 2026Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration 2'' by 4'' wood studs installed at the north and south walls in the vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 9 Jul 2020Violation dismissed 25 Jan 2026Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of furniture blocked the fire escape window (1st window from south at west) in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 23 Jan 2019Violation dismissed 25 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 200 watts minimum required

    Issued 12 Aug 1999Violation dismissed 25 Jan 2026Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors, in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Apr 2019Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lock and assembly at east door, the entrance in the 1st room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Apr 2019Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective tin tiles at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 9 Aug 2018Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 3rd story at north

    Issued 9 Aug 2018Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 3rd story at north

    Issued 9 Aug 2018Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 9 Aug 2018Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceilings in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 9 Aug 2018Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at front entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 9 Aug 2018Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster board ceiling center cellar.

    Issued 14 May 1987Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires ceiling cellar.

    Issued 14 May 1987Violation closed 9 Jul 2020Electrical§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Refit east entrance door in the 1st room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Apr 2019Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also chain door guard in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 25 Mar 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 25 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bicycle and shovels chain and padlocked at scuttle ladder at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 25 Mar 2019§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of furniture obstructing egress to window leading to fire escape in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 25 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood sub floor in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 25 Mar 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of slide bolt with eye capable of being padlocked at roof scuttle hatch at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 21 Feb 2019Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood nosing at 3rd and 4th tread from bottom up at public hall stairs, 2nd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 21 Feb 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 28 Nov 2018Violation closed 23 Jan 2019§ 27-2005

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceilings 3 sty west an apartment thru out alesa no phone., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Oct 1988Violation closed 14 Mar 2016Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 24 Jun 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at building entrance door

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide ventilation in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash balance at west two window in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing electric receptacle cover at east wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Replace with new the missing ceramic tiles at north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Oct 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). : inoperative, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Subd. 5 m/d law discontinue use of interior room for living or provide a single opening of at least 60 percent of area of the partition to room having window opening directly to street or yard, in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Roof and outside the building§ 213

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of entrance door nailed shut in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 22 Jun 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wiring in ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Jun 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with wire glass the present glass in doors and/or transoms at building entrance 1st transom at west, 1st story

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2044

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of air condition unit protruding more than 7 inches without brackets at 2nd window east at 2nd story

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective marble saddle at floor in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration 2 x 4 wood studs with sheetrock erected at west window in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 300

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the east wall, south wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 14 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device entrance door to building

    Issued 4 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceilings all stories at public hall

    Issued 4 May 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective and or make operable upper and lower sashes in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Jun 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2015§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Jun 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective decorative metal ceiling, in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 25 Jun 2010Violation dismissed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative, 1st story at east

    Issued 3 Feb 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mechanical ventilation system at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 3 Feb 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash balance at north 1 window in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 10 Jul 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance lower sash, north window in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 4 Jul 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective electric outlet cover at south wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Nov 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water at ceiling ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Nov 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling ( 2 sq. ft.) in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Nov 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of east secondary exit door nailed shut in the 1st room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Nov 2008Violation dismissed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective sink base cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 25 Nov 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall kitchen 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 22 Jun 1999Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items 3 sty public hall.

    Issued 22 Jun 1999Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock installed entrance door 2 sty west an apartment.

    Issued 5 Oct 1988Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock installed entrance door 1 sty west an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 14 Sept 1987Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes 2 sty balcony rear bldg.

    Issued 14 May 1987Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Fire escape defective. properly secure metal brace to wall east stringer gooseneck ladder rear bldg.

    Issued 14 May 1987Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01

  • Provide plaster board material opening wall cockloft scuttle recess 3 sty public hall roof.

    Issued 14 May 1987Violation closed 16 Dec 2015Roof and outside the building§ D26-10.01

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) 1st closet from east at south wall door in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 12 Apr 2013Violation dismissed 22 Jul 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

81 violations on record in total, 2 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

3 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

1 case, all closed.

  • Access Warrant - Non-Lead

    Opened 3 Aug 2009

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

  • 20251 eviction

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    L ROSE REALTY, INC

    Public records list L ROSE REALTY, INC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 3 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (5 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    315 MELROSE ASSOCIATES LLC

    Public records list 315 MELROSE ASSOCIATES LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 3 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 2 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. The city recorded 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2008, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. This building dates from 1931 and has 1 open lead-paint violation on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3031580049 · Block 3158, Lot 49 · Building class C2