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255 Ryerson Street

1,095Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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1,095 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 DOB permits, 248 DOB job filings, 192 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1975
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassW9
Owner (PLUTO)PRATT INSTITUTE
BBL3019200001
BIN3334959, 3334960, 3334961, 3334962, 3398435, 3398436, 3816820

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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

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Water Conservation (3) · Sewer (2).

Filed construction activity

$33,246,566 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (94 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$84,340,000 $37,953,000
2026$85,594,000 $38,517,300
2027$87,706,000 $39,467,700

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pratt Institute - Illy CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—
Pratt Institute - Pi ShopAmericanA—
Pratt Institute Main CafeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (2 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Ryerson Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Hall St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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 Ryerson Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

46 311 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.

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
166
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017142060444
2018231960654
201969220845
2020315140537
202105120522
20225215120584
2023833431216166
2024222362659
20251418200860
20261941301248
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The full timeline

Construction 541Enforcement 274Housing & tenants 192Ownership & money 11Health & systems 77

Every one of the 1,095 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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