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256 Melrose Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3072065BBL 3031640017Block 3164 · Lot 17Built 19313 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
5 open Class C — see them ↓$900.00 recorded as due
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256 Melrose Street at a glance

256 Melrose Street, Brooklyn has 83 open city records on file, 5 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $900.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Feb 13, 2007 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Aug 17, 2026.

Open Class C
5
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
58
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
20
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$900.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
14.33
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Aug 17, 2026
DOHMH record

Health score for 256 Melrose Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 246 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 5
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 58
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 1
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $900
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 256 Melrose Street

246 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 256 Melrose Street

$900.00 is recorded as due across the 20 summonses below, out of $7,025.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 256 Melrose Street
049742959ZMay 11, 2026IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STAug 10, 2026Pending
048922039HFeb 13, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKMay 15, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048722219ZOct 30, 2024DIRTY SIDEWALKJan 28, 2025Pending
048638601HSep 17, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEDec 16, 2024Pending
048442772HJul 1, 2024IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCENov 25, 2024Pending
048344221MMar 27, 2024DIRTY AREAJun 25, 2024Pending
047925842YJun 13, 2023DIRTY AREASep 11, 2023Pending
047556152XSep 8, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 8, 2022Pending
047556051RAug 1, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 31, 2022Pending
0211239656Aug 31, 2020IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSDec 29, 2020Pending
046747134HSep 29, 2019STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESOct 30, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
040117061LJul 10, 2018DIRTY AREAAug 10, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0203525071Jan 10, 2018IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSFeb 13, 2018Pending
032088201YApr 21, 2017FAILURE TO FILE COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORTJul 17, 2017Written off
1615915Apr 21, 2017B265/AS PER CLASS 2(265)28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPELETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS.SUBMIT A CURRENT B0-9 REPORT.Jul 17, 2017Written off
044601101ROct 3, 2016RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSNov 3, 2016Pending
041668984RJun 1, 2016RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSJul 5, 2016Pending
0185460853Aug 22, 2014FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 30, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
040393454NMay 17, 2009STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESJun 17, 2009Defaulted (did not respond)
0110937750Jul 28, 1999RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESAug 18, 2000Written off

Ownership history for 256 Melrose Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3031640017), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 256 Melrose Street
Feb 13, 2007Mar 7, 2007Melrose Estates LLPLichtenstein, AbrahamDeedView ↗
May 3, 2002May 23, 2002Lichtenstein, AbrahamDetres, BetzaidaDeedView ↗
Jul 7, 1998Sep 16, 1998Detres, BetzaidaTorres, Hector/Est Of /Def, Torres, Julia/Def/Indiv/Exec, Alter, B Mitchell/RefereeDeedView ↗
Jun 16, 1993Jul 1, 1993Torres, JuliaTorres, Hector R/ExofDeedView ↗
May 14, 1990Jun 1, 1990Torres, Hector R, De Tres, VictorRodgers, FrankDeedView ↗
Sep 25, 1989Oct 11, 1989Rodgers, FrankRodgers, Frank, Dimatteo, JeanDeedView ↗
Feb 16, 1989Feb 23, 1989Rodgers, FrankRodgers, John Est/OfDeedView ↗
Dec 2, 1985Mar 18, 1986Di Matteo, Jean, Rodriguez, ConcettaVarvaro, Helen/Heirof, Grobluski, Gaetana, Varvaro, Joseph, Giancontiere, MaryDeedView ↗
Sep 24, 1975Sep 24, 1975Varvaro HelenGiancontiere Mary, Varvaro Joseph, Varvaro Frank, Grobluski Gaetana, Varvaro Helen Heirs & Distributees OfDeedView ↗
Jul 12, 1967Jul 12, 1967Uarvaro Frank, Dimatteo Jean, Rodriguez ConcettaSassano JosephineDeedView ↗

Financing record for 256 Melrose Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 256 Melrose Street
May 21, 2013Satisfaction of mortgageFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationView ↗
May 17, 2013Assignment of assignmentThe Suffolk County National Bank Of RiverheadView ↗
May 17, 2013Mortgage assignmentThe Suffolk County National Bank Of RiverheadView ↗
Mar 22, 2013Assignment of leases and rents$400,000Abacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Mar 22, 2013Mortgage$400,000Abacus Federal Savings BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageGuaranteed Home Mortgage Company INCView ↗
Mortgage$100,000Washington Mutual Bank FaView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst American Titleinsurance Company Of NyView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageDetres, BetzaidaView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFinancial Federal Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$105,000Financial Federal Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$60,000Guaranteed Home Mortgage Company INCView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.