23 Melrose Street, Brooklyn

A two-family Bushwick townhouse where surrounding block noise and street activity define the immediate setting.

A two-unit Bushwick house built in 1925 that last sold for $1,050,000 in 2018. With just two homes inside, municipal filings on the property itself stay thin, meaning surrounding block patterns shape the lived experience. Three things to know:

Late-night party noise and music shape the surrounding streets. Within three blocks, nearby addresses logged 428 commercial noise calls, 395 residential noise calls, and 329 street noise calls over the last 12 months. Most of these cite loud music and parties from neighboring commercial venues and sidewalk crowds rather than the house itself.

Nearby food venues bring neighborhood exhaust signals to the block. 10 food establishment complaints were filed within three blocks over the last 12 months. Restaurant kitchen exhaust and street-level food prep can drift into residential windows depending on wind and floor height.

The house carries almost no operational paper trail. Two-family properties rarely generate tenant code filings, leaving physical upkeep and system management entirely to direct owner attention. A single kitchen flooring complaint was logged and resolved in early 2025.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 295 illegal parking calls occurred within three blocks last year, mostly double-parking and blocked hydrants.
• 115 dirty condition calls were logged within three blocks, reflecting general street-level sanitation traffic.

23 Melrose Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3031500042). This building is associated with Burstin, Peter. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1925, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint about this building over the last five years, most often about flooring/stairs.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Flooring/stairs: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed March 18, 2025.

The building last changed hands on December 3, 2020 for $285,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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