420 Melrose Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments
9 immediately hazardous violations open. 10 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 109 · 1
- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 7 | 0 |
Plus 11 violations from 1989 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Walls and ceilings 3
- Leaks and plumbing 2
- Roof and outside the building 1
- Open per apartment
- 1.3 (10 open across 8 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 1 Apr 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThis building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
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 violationImmediately hazardous9 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 doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Not complied with 28 Apr 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 19 Aug 2019Invalid certification 2 Sept 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4
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) south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 14 Jun 2007Defect letter issued 7 Jul 2011Lead 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) east wall, west wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 14 May 2007Defect letter issued 7 Jul 2011Lead 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) west wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 14 May 2007Defect letter issued 7 Jul 2011Lead 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) south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 14 May 2007Defect letter issued 7 Jul 2011Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint walls kitchen & 2 room from rear & walls & ceiling front room 1 sty an apartment cruz no phone er1., section '' ''
Issued 28 Dec 1989Defect letter issued 3 May 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling 4 sty east an apartment bathroom no phone masrome er1., section '' ''
Issued 29 Nov 1989Defect letter issued 4 May 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint east wall 4 sty east an apartment front room ramis no phone er1., section '' ''
Issued 29 Nov 1989Defect letter issued 3 May 2011Lead paint§ 27-2013
Hazardous1 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal nosing tread 5th from bottom at entrance stairs to front of building yard
Issued 3 Apr 2025Not complied with 8 Jul 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices2 open
The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 19 Aug 2019Notice sent out 20 Aug 2019Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected
Issued 19 Aug 2019Notice sent out 20 Aug 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
9 closed violations, plus 5 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood door at lower cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and south wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east
Issued 1 Apr 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Arrange and make self-closing the doors at south entrance, 3rd story
Issued 19 Aug 2019Violation closed 9 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
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) ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 27 Apr 2007Violation closed 27 Aug 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
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 100 watts minimum required, light fixture present
Issued 28 Jun 2014Violation closed 13 Oct 2014Electrical§ 27-2040
26 violations on record in total, 12 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
24 complaints in three years, 7 of them in the last twelve months.
- Garbage and cleanliness2 / 6
- Electrical0 / 6
- Walls and ceilings2 / 2
- Construction and illegal work0 / 2
- Mold and damp1 / 2
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 2
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
- Doors and windows1 / 1
- Entry, buzzer and mail0 / 1
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.
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.
No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.
Filings
Public filingBuilding 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)
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- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
J MELROSE INC
Public records list J MELROSE INC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 23 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
420 Melrose Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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.
- The city currently has 9 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.
- There was 1 mould complaint here in the last twelve months. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- 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.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 7 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 10 open housing violations: 9 immediately hazardous, 1 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for walls and ceilings (3), leaks and plumbing (2) and roof and outside the building (1).
On 1 Apr 2026. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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