126 Melrose Street
Top insights
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built before 1939 (1931) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
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DHCR (most recent year)
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past 12 mo (150m)
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(311 complaints)
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126 Melrose Street
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation, 1 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2005 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
126 Melrose Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11206. The closest subway is Myrtle Av (M,J,Z) (4-minute walk), served by the J, L, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2005-01-03 "SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT…"
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- 2025-11-14 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2024-09-23 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
1 open lead-paint hazard violation on record (most recent 2005). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1931). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 85
- HARRASSMENT 2: 63
- GRAND LARCENY: 47
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 43
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 39
- Noise - Residential: 143
- Illegal Parking: 66
- Blocked Driveway: 66
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 56
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 51
- APPLE RESTORATION & WATERPROOFING INC.
- HNL CONSTRUCTION CO INC.
- FAITH ENERGY INC
- P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
- P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia
- P.S. 274 Kosciusko
- I.S. 347 School of Humanities
- I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech.
- Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn
- I.S. 347 School of Humanities
- I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech.
- Williamsburg Charter High School
- Myrtle Av
- Central Av
- Flushing Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Beaver Noll Park
- Achievement First University Prep High School
- El Garden
- Brooklyn United Children - Wilson
- Eyebeam Atelier, Inc.
- I.s. 349 Math, Science & Tech.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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