727 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 255 311 service requests, 221 HPD complaints, 183 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 591. In ZIP 10470, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
67 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 49 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Noise (10) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 255 OPERATING LLC |
| Head officer | Jack Oshea |
| Managing agent | GENYC REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,486,000 | $668,700 |
| 2026 | $1,783,000 | $802,350 |
| 2027 | $2,140,000 | $963,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 233 St — 2 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Katonah Av / E 237 St — Bx31 Bx34 BxM4 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss Middle: P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
255 East 237 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by GENYC REALTY LLC — 65 buildings, 1,826 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B20 · C19 · D17 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 65 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2023-03-15 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-16 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from 255 OPERATING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2023-03-15 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 255 OPERATING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2023-03-15 | Deed $1,800,000 — from CONCETTA RESTIVO 2004 TRUST; POMIANOWSKI, AS CO-TRUSTEE, NINA C; RESTIVO, AS CO-TRUSTEE, F to 255 OPERATING LLC | $1,800,000 | |
| 2022-11-21 | Sold for $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $200,000 |
| 2014-09-10 | AL&R $210,000 — from RESTIVO, AS TRUSTEE, NINA CONCETTA; RESTIVO, AS TRUSTEE, VINCENZO; RESTIVO, AS TRUSTEE, FI to FLUSHING BANK | $210,000 | |
| 2014-09-10 | Mortgage $210,000 — from RESTIVO, AS TRUSTEE, VINCENZO; RESTIVO, AS TRUSTEE, NINA CONCETTA; RESTIVO, AS TRUSTEE, FI to FLUSHING BANK | $210,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2018 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2019 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2020 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2021 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 86 | 5 | 4 | 96 |
| 2024 | 1 | 126 | 2 | 1 | 130 |
| 2025 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2026 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
Every one of the 727 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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