Is 256 Melrose St rent stabilized?
256 Melrose St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn (11206). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 256 Melrose Street — or 256 Melrose St, Brooklyn, NY 11206.
How this building compares
HPD lists 33 open violations here, about 5.5 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in Bushwick (West). Of the 84 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 56 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (West) |
| ZIP | 11206 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3031640017 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MELROSE ESTATES LLP 88 88 HEYWARD STREET · Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
| Managing agent | Abe Lichtenstein |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 33 open / 84 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 56 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 11, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 256 Melrose St rent stabilized?
256 Melrose St in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING B. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 256 Melrose St?
256 Melrose St (BBL 3031640017) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.