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255 3 Avenue

140Records
13City systems
19Open violations
13.3Penalty rate

140 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)2 TOMS CONSTRUCTION, LLC
BBL3004410006
BIN3007358

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations19 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1988-03-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$76,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)2 TOMS CONSTRUCTION LLC
Head officerGEORGE RIGAS
Managing agent2 TOMS CONSTRUCTION LLC
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,797,000 $808,650
2026$1,438,000 $647,100
2027$1,726,000 $776,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SiempreMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayUnion St — R · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Union St — B37 · 100 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & Carroll St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

255 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2009-04-22 (lender: Flatbush Federal Savings And Loan Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-17Deed $2,740,000 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY to 2 TOMS CONSTRUCTION, LLC $2,740,000
2020-01-06Sold for $2,740,000 $2,740,000 $913,333
2019-02-15Mortgage $298,761 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY to 255 THIRD AVE FUNDING LLC $298,761
2019-02-15AL&R $800,000 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY to 255 THIRD AVE FUNDING LLC $800,000
2019-02-15Agreement $800,000 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY to 255 THIRD AVE FUNDING LLC $800,000
2012-02-21AL&R $541,000 — from CATAPANO, VINCENT; CATAPANO, ANTHONY to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $541,000
2012-02-21Agreement $541,000 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY; CATAPANO, VINCENT to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $541,000
2012-01-27Mortgage $201,741 — from CATAPANO, VINCENT; CATAPANO, ANTHONY to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $201,741
2009-04-22Mortgage $350,000 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY; CATAPANO, VINCENT to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $350,000
2009-04-22AL&R $350,000 — from CATAPANO, ANTHONY; CATAPANO, VINCENT to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $350,000

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2019011518
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20216490019
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2025015006
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 21Health & systems 10

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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