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420 Melrose Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 03166 • Lot 0022 • Zip: 11237

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 420 Melrose Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11237
Block: 03166
Lot: 0022
BBL: 3031660022
Unified address ID: 3031660022

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,500 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.6
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 32

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 4
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 6,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 65 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: J. MELROSE INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $993,000
Total assessment: $67,523
Land assessment: $952
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: J. MELROSE INC.

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bushwick
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 7 minutes on foot · 434 m

  • Union Square 39 min 7 walking, 32 riding
  • Fulton Street 39 min 7 walking, 32 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 43 min 7 walking, 36 riding
  • Grand Central 50 min 7 walking, 43 riding
  • Times Square 51 min 7 walking, 44 riding
  • Penn Station 53 min 7 walking, 46 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation May 5, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

  2. HPD violation Apr 6, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCA...

  3. HPD violation Apr 6, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE...

  4. HPD violation Apr 6, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR AT LOWER CABINET IN THE KI...

  5. HPD violation Apr 6, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  6. HPD violation Apr 6, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE AT EAST WALL IN THE BAT...

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2013

  1. DOB filing Nov 18, 2013 $0

    Alteration Type III

    SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB filing Jul 23, 2013 $5,400

    Alteration Type II

    REPAIR BRICK AT FRONT AND REAR OF BUILDING, REMOVE TEMPORARY SHORING UPON COMPLETION OF WORK

  3. Permit issued Feb 5, 2013

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  4. Permit issued Jan 30, 2013

    EW / OT

    BIG APPLE RENOVATION & RE

2012

  1. DOB filing Nov 23, 2012 $5,400

    Alteration Type II

    FILING FOR EMERGENCY TEMPORARY SHORING AND BRACING WORK AS PER PLANS.

  2. Permit issued Nov 8, 2012

    EW / OT

    HARBOR CONTRACTING INC

2008

  1. Sale Jan 17, 2008 $840,000

    Changed hands

    420 MELROSE STREET, 8

1996

  1. Permit issued Oct 10, 1996

    EW / BL

    NEAL M. RUDIKOFF

  2. Permit issued Oct 10, 1996

    PL / PL

    DUNDEE PLG

  3. Permit issued Oct 10, 1996

    EW / FS

    NEAL M. RUDIKOFF

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
J MELROSE INC
146 SPENCER STREET 5005
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
Agent
J MELROSE INC
146 SPENCER STREET 5005
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
HeadOfficer
SOLOMON JACOBS
146 SPENCER STREET 5005
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
Officer
JOE JACOBS
146 SPENCER ST 5005
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
SiteManager
ZAL POLLAK
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
LAFFEY WILLIAM
Owner
J MELROSE INC.
SOLOMON JACOBS
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
199 LEE AVE
#608
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 9178
COPPELL, TX, 75019
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
199 LEE AVE
#608
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
PARTY 1
14800 FRYE ROAD
2ND FLOOR, MAIL CODE TX1-0007
FORT WORTH, TX, 76155
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
MORTGAGEE
565 FIFTH AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
10 GLEN HEAD ROAD
GLEN HEAD, NY, 11545
ASSIGNEE
10 GLEN HEAD ROAD
GLEN HEAD, NY, 11545
PARTY TWO
114-40 116TH STREET
SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY, 11420
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
144-51 NORTHERN BOULEVARD
FLUSHING, NY, 11354

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner