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
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 1,195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bushwick (West), where the median building has 6. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 33 open violations here, about 5.5 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 84 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. 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 |