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ViolationScout17 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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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.

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.

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17 open Class C.

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The building report reads this record for you: which violations matter, and how long this kind usually takes to clear. It is not on sale yet.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB violations
2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 20, 2023.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened August 11, 2026.
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
Fire SafetyNotice sent18498809EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18498808EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18498807EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17402483
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17402482
Fire SafetyNotice sent17077880
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17077875
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
Notice sent18498821EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498817EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Fire SafetyNotice sent18498814EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Fire SafetyNotice sent18498813EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent18498805EB GELSTON REALTY CORP
Notice sent17885481
Fire SafetyNotice sent17402486
Fire SafetyNotice sent17402485
Notice sent17402481
Notice sent17402480
Notice sent17077879
Notice sent17077878
Fire SafetyNotice sent17077877
Fire SafetyNotice sent17077876
Notice sent17077874
Notice sent17077873
Notice sent17077872
Notice sent17077871
Notice sent17077870
Notice sent17077869
Notice sent17077868

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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 26, 2026: 48 from HPD. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

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 26, 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.

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 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, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/259-55-street-brooklyn

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