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259 55th St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-00821-0054

En español: 17 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 48 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 16 años abierta, desde el 19 de mayo de 2010.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 16 years, since May 19, 2010.

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17 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 19, 2010.

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DOB violations
2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 20, 2023.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened August 11, 2026.
Boiler inspection
Inspected March 9, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 9, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C17 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Fire SafetyNotice sent19160316EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19154841EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19154833EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19154832EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19024068EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19024065EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent19020328EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498816EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498815EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498810EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
The report lists all 17, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B31 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19154834EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent19154831EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent19154830EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent19154829EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent19154828EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19024067EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19024066EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent19024064EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498824EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498822EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
The report lists all 31, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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Questions about this building

Does 259 55 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 259 55 Street, Brooklyn had 48 open violations on September 27, 2026: 48 from HPD. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 16 years, since May 19, 2010.

Is 259 55 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 259 55 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 20, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 259 55 Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened August 11, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

When was the boiler at 259 55 Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On March 9, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 259 55 Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 9, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 259 55 Street, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 259 55 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 259 55 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 259 55 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 259 55 Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 259 55th St, Brooklyn: 17 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/259-55-street-brooklyn

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