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257 Gold Street

1,395Records
21City systems
4Open violations
3.7Penalty rate

1,395 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 740 311 service requests, 125 HPD complaints, 78 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built2013
Floors13
Res. units375
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKLYN GOLD SPE LLC,
BBL3001220013
BIN3335886, 3396901, 3424124

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
26
’24–25
16
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (37) · Noise (31) · Illegal Parking (7) · PLUMBING (6) · ELECTRIC (3) · Lead (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,117,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2013)
YesSix or more residential units (375)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BROOKLYN GOLD SPE LLC
Head officerKEVIN LALEZARIAN
Managing agentLALEZARIAN DEVELOPERS INC.
Last registered2025-08-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$90,128,000 $40,557,600
2026$92,274,000 $41,523,300
2027$94,474,000 $42,513,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayJay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Gold St / Tillary St — B57 B62 · 250 ft
Citi BikeConcord St & Bridge St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. 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.

Report a problem to 311

257 Gold Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 37 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LALEZARIAN DEVELOPERS INC — 15 buildings, 2,780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
257 Gold Street BK375 A
509 West 28 Street MN372 A
100 Maiden Lane MN340 A
606 West 30th St MN277 A
277 Gold Street BK266 A
309 Gold Street BK256 A
515 West 36 Street MN251 A
352 West 37 Street MN207 A
650 1 Avenue MN111 A
163 West 21 Street MN110 A
102 Charlton Street MN67 A
222 East 3 Street MN61 A
222 East 56 Street MN58 A
100 Charlton Street MN16 A
379 East 10 Street MN13 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,235,475 on 2021-06-09 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-09Agreement $110,000,000 — from BROOKLYN GOLD SPE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $110,000,000
2021-06-09Mortgage $18,235,475 — from BROOKLYN GOLD SPE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $18,235,475
2012-01-23Agreement $107,000,000 — from BROOKLYN GOLD SPE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $107,000,000
2012-01-23Mortgage $10,500,000 — from BROOKLYN GOLD SPE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,500,000
2011-01-07AL&R $8,722,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,722,000
2011-01-07Mortgage $4,222,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,222,000
2011-01-07Mortgage $4,500,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,500,000
2011-01-07Mortgage $8,722,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,722,000
2009-01-09AL&R $10,350,000 — from BROOKLYN GOLD LLC; BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $10,350,000
2009-01-09Mortgage $10,350,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $10,350,000
2009-01-09AL&R $64,150,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $64,150,000
2009-01-09Mortgage $64,150,000 — from BROOKLYN GOLD LLC; BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $64,150,000
2007-05-17AL&R $8,722,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $8,722,000
2007-05-17AL&R $17,500,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $17,500,000
2007-05-17AL&R $33,778,000 — from BROOKLYN TILLARY LLC; BROOKLYN GOLD LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $33,778,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
153
2019
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201747360754
201854680481
201984130011153
20205159103114
202152311232145
202251010904128
202342570366
202437440357
2025439003100
202614510359
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The full timeline

Construction 159Enforcement 201Housing & tenants 932Ownership & money 58Health & systems 45

Every one of the 1,395 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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