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255 Greene Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01952-0016

En español: 10 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 28 abiertas en total.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 10 certifications filed against 5 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations, all 6 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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10 open Class C.

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DOB violations
26 active DOB violations, most of them for elevators. The newest was issued August 1, 2024.
DOB complaints
9 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 6, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed June 27, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). Need this filed?
DOB permits
4 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued April 21, 2026.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened July 15, 2025, awarded for $150.

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 C10 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationCIV14 mailed19167695GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Vermin / InfestationCIV14 mailed19167693GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected19120800GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19046083GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18951406GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17812191
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17812190
Fire SafetyNotice sent17812186
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17152528
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16615241
Class B16 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19167700GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19167699GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19167698GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19167697GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19167694GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19120803GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19120799GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent19120797GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent18911955GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent18911954GREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Notice sent17812193
Notice sent17812192
Fire SafetyNotice sent17812189
Fire SafetyNotice sent17812188
Notice sent17812187
MoldDefect letter sent17001093
OATH/ECB2 open most often Local Law
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37036921JGREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37036918ZGREENE AVE REHABILITATION 2012 BSRC

The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn had 28 open violations on September 26, 2026: 26 from HPD and 2 from OATH/ECB. 10 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 10 certifications filed against 5 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations, all 6 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 26 active DOB violations, most of them for elevators. The newest was issued August 1, 2024. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 9 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 6, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened July 15, 2025, awarded for $150. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed June 27, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn?

Yes. 4 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued April 21, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

Is 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 255 Greene Avenue, 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 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1978 as the year 255 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an asylum or home with 6 floors.

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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, 255 Greene Ave, Brooklyn: 10 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/255-greene-avenue-brooklyn

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