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259 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 6 open in all.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202242
202310
202400
202500
2026 so far45

Plus 96 violations from 1989 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Floors and stairs 5
  • Walls and ceilings 3
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
Open per apartment
1 (6 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
4 Oct 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 6 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26660

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous2 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods at rear at fire escape

    Issued 11 Jun 2026Notice sent out 14 Jun 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner

    Issued 4 Sept 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 21 Dec 2012§ 27-2056.7

Hazardous1 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • 301, 302, m/d law file plans and obtain a certificate of occupancy to legalize the following alteration or restore premises to prior legal condition consisting of 2 additional rooms extending into the cock loft creating duplex apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 31 Jan 2013Not complied with 18 Jun 2026§ 300

Non-hazardous3 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less then 10 sq ft observed at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 6 Oct 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at west

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice sent out 6 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at west

    Issued 4 Oct 2026Notice sent out 6 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

108 closed violations, plus 6 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • 301, 302, m/d law file plans and obtain a certificate of occupancy to legalize the following alteration or restore premises to prior legal condition consisting of two sleeping rooms created within the cockloft level, contrary to the approved scope of work under dob job no. 320419524., 3rd story at south

    Issued 16 Jun 2026Violation dismissed 12 Oct 2026§ 300

  • Apartments have been vacated by this department and cannot be reoccupied until so ordered after proof of compliance for an apartment, vacate order # 260325 in the 1st room from north located at apartment lower level, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Jan 2026Violation closed 25 Jun 2026§ 27-2142

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration staircase created peircing ceiling, connecting 1st story apartment to cellar at cellar

    Issued 7 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 11 Jun 2026Floors and stairs§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration breach in floor with stairs installed to cellar creating duplex, 1st story

    Issued 7 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 11 Jun 2026Floors and stairs§ 300

  • Discontinue use of rooms for living, disconnect plumbing fixtures and properly seal pipe connections at shower stalls (total of two) at 1st cellar from north

    Issued 7 Jan 2026Violation closed 11 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2081

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet at cellar in the 1st bathroom from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 7 Jan 2026Violation dismissed 26 Apr 2026§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water temperature exceeding maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 10 Jan 2023Violation dismissed 5 Apr 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective light fixture at ceilng from 1st story to 2nd story at public hall stairs

    Issued 25 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 6 Nov 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at all walls from 1st story to 2nd story at public hall stairs

    Issued 25 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 6 Nov 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 25 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 25 Oct 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly secure the loose 1st handrail from south at west building front, 1st story

    Issued 25 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 25 Oct 2022§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls from 1st story to 2nd story at public hall stairs

    Issued 25 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 25 Oct 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at walls at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 25 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 25 Oct 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Discontinue the rooming unit at cellar used conjunction with an apartment, 1st story

    Issued 7 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 15 Feb 2021§ 27-2077

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration consisting of floor pierced with stairs erected leading to cellar, creating an illegal duplex apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2021Floors and stairs§ 300

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of door with key operated lock preventing entrance to egress door to rear yard in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 7 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Sept 2018Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Sept 2018Violation closed 18 Oct 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) baseboard at west wall, west wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 1 Oct 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) baseboard at west wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 1 Oct 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) baseboard at west wall, west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 1 Oct 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 Feb 2010Violation closed 1 Oct 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 Feb 2010Violation closed 1 Oct 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st radiator from east at south wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 Feb 2010Violation closed 1 Oct 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following ***minimum 100 watts of incandescent light required***

    Issued 22 Sept 2012Violation closed 13 Apr 2014Electrical§ 27-2040

  • The premises have been vacated by an order of this department and cannot be reoccupied except for caretaker until a new certificate of occupancy has been obtained.

    Issued 17 Mar 2011Violation closed 4 Feb 2013§ 27-2089

  • Remove the broken or defective flooring and pave the floor with 4 inches of concrete throughout at cellar, section at west

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material at ceiling at cellar, section at east

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove the broken or defective flooring and pave the floor with 4 inches of concrete throughout at cellar, section at east

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material at the ceiling throughout at cellar, section at west

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +1

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also a heavy duty chain door guard in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also a heavy duty chain door guard in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also a heavy duty chain door guard in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +1

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also a heavy duty chain door guard in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Provide a 1 hour fire rated sheetrock wall with a self closing door at stairs leading from cellar to 1st sty an apartment as per approved plans, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Provide a 1 hour fire rated sheetrock wall with a self closing door at stairs leading from cellar to 1st sty an apartment as per approved plans, 1st story at west

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all stys all balconies at fire escape, section ''rear'', at north

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of a wrought iron railing erected at bldg front sidewalk obstructing safe egress away from the drop ladder at fire escape

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • The premises formerly a vacant building are now occupied by other than a caretaker without obtaining a certificate of occupancy..

    Issued 6 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2089

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damaged all walls ceilings and floors make habitable in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Floors and stairs§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damaged all walls, ceilings and floors make habitable in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Floors and stairs§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at all apartments in the building

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2024

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures all apartments in the building

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at bottom sash window in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance of bottom sash window in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at all apartments in building

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2070

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls in the bathroom, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color north and west walls in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of no electricity supply to entire building

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 2 Mar 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl loose in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 25 Feb 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 2nd story at north

    Issued 25 Feb 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 19 Feb 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom system, in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 19 Feb 2011Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also chain door guard in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the foyer, the bathroom, the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, south wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, west wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation, 1st riser from north at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also heavy-duty dead bolt lock in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2043

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Oct 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 10 Oct 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the kitchen, the 2nd room from east, the 1st room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, the bathroom, the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Sept 2010Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing., 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Oct 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Oct 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Refit wind0ws in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Mar 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 2nd story at north

    Issued 5 Feb 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story at north

    Issued 5 Feb 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 4 Feb 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin -- mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 4 Feb 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... - on ceiling 4 sq/ft in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 4 Feb 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector --missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 4 Feb 2009Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, east wall, west wall, ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation, 1st riser from north at east wall, 1st radiator from east at south wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, south wall, east wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective electrical wall outlet cover in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... mildew at ceiling, (approx., 10 sq. ft. in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door lock in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing wood balister at hand rail at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation dismissed 16 Dec 2012§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective, in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department, 1st door from east at south wall, baseboard at west wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 Dec 2008Violation closed 16 Dec 2012Doors and windows§ 27-2013

Showing the 100 most recent of 108.

120 violations on record in total, 6 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

28 complaints in three years, 20 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing5 / 7
  • Heat and hot water6 / 6
  • Pests1 / 5
  • Mold and damp3 / 3
  • Construction and illegal work2 / 2
  • Doors and windows1 / 2
  • Noise0 / 1
  • Electrical1 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

5 cases, all closed.

  • Comp Supplemental Cases

    Opened 31 Aug 2012

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 27 May 2011

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 23 Mar 2011

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 14 Mar 2011

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 23 Dec 2008

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    GREENI MANAGEMENT

    Public records list GREENI MANAGEMENT as the registered managing agent for this address as of 14 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (6 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    259 JEFFERSON ST LLC

    Public records list 259 JEFFERSON ST LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 14 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 2 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There were 6 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  3. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. There was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

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BBL 3031650036 · Block 3165, Lot 36 · Building class C2