532 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 168 HPD complaints, 140 311 service requests, 106 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 345.2. In ZIP 11220, 69% 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 | 86 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-19. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (11) · Noise (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PLUMBING (5) · WATER LEAK (3).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | EB GELSTON REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | FALEH HAMDAN |
| Managing agent | DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,369,200 | $616,140 |
| 2026 | $1,095,000 | $492,750 |
| 2027 | $1,132,000 | $509,400 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.
| Subway | 53 St — R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 59 St — N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 55 St / 3 Av — B11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 56 St & 2 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 939 (K-4), 503 (5) Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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.
259 55 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 |
45 311 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.
Managed by DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD — 69 buildings, 1,113 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B23 · C9 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $360,032 on 2021-08-30 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-30 | AL&R $2,252,000 — from EB GELSTON REALTY CORP.; BF GELSTON REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,252,000 | |
| 2021-08-30 | Mortgage $360,033 — from EB GELSTON REALTY CORP.; BF GELSTON REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $360,033 | |
| 2021-08-30 | Agreement $2,252,000 — from BF GELSTON REALTY CORP.; EB GELSTON REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,252,000 | |
| 2019-01-24 | Deed $3,760,000 — from 16 ON 15TH LLC to BF GELSTON REALTY CORP; EB GELSTON REALTY CORP | $3,760,000 | |
| 2019-01-24 | Agreement $1,971,339 — from 16 ON 55TH CCL to BF GELSTON REALTY CORP; EB GELSTON REALTY CORP; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,971,339 | |
| 2019-01-02 | Sold for $3,760,000 | $3,760,000 | $470,000 |
| 2018-03-29 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 16 ON 55TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-29 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 16 ON 55TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-29 | Mortgage $772,815 — from 16 ON 55TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $772,815 | |
| 2018-03-29 | Deed $3,160,000 — from 259 55TH LLC to 16 ON 55TH LLC | $3,160,000 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Sold for $3,160,000 | $3,160,000 | $395,000 |
| 2013-09-13 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from 259 55TH LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2013-07-17 | Deed $1,830,000 — from AVALA REALTY, INC. to 259 55TH LLC | $1,830,000 | |
| 2009-10-06 | Deed $1,325,000 — from 259 SUNSET REALTY LLC to AVALA REALTY, INC | $1,325,000 | |
| 2009-10-06 | Mortgage $993,750 — from AVALA REALTY, INC to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $993,750 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| 2025 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2026 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
Every one of the 532 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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