790 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 HPD complaints, 251 311 service requests, 120 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 206.2. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2010-09-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (5) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
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 (6) |
| 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) | 259 Jefferson St LLC |
| Head officer | chaim Lefkowitz |
| Managing agent | Greeni Management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,083,000 | $487,350 |
| 2026 | $866,000 | $389,700 |
| 2027 | $1,039,000 | $467,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | Morgan Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Troutman St — B60 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & George St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson Middle: 347, 349. 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 Jefferson 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 |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 GREENI MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 328 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C9 · D10 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 Bartlett Street | BK | 64 | A |
| 1441 53 Street | BK | 30 | A |
| 175 Hewes Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 188 Marcus Garvey Blvd | BK | 17 | B |
| 3606 Holland Avenue | BX | 11 | B |
| 1356 Clay Avenue | BX | 10 | B |
| 2007 Clinton Avenue | BX | 10 | B |
| 87 Harrison Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1407 Fulton Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 16 Meserole Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 1825 Palmetto Street | QN | 7 | B |
| 18 Meserole Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 14 Meserole Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 1714 Summerfield Street | QN | 7 | B |
| 163 Park Avenue | BK | 7 | D |
| 12 Meserole Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 36-01 Vernon Boulevard | QN | 7 | D |
| 62-15 Catalpa Avenue | QN | 6 | C |
| 35 Covert Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 18-72 Menahan Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 336 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 245 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 105 Berry Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 259 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 80 Grove Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 452 Bedford Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 3008 Avenue K | BK | 5 | F |
| 86 Clinton Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 41 Vanderbilt Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 1929 Putnam Avenue | QN | 4 | D |
| 17-36 Menahan Street | QN | 3 | C |
| 193 East 91 Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 2350 Pacific Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 183 Hull Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 81 Harrison Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 517 Bradford Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 92 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 1073 Broadway | BK | 2 | D |
| 1644 Montgomery Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 1075 Broadway | BK | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,280,085 on 2020-06-10 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-10 | Mortgage $3,280,086 — from LJC TOWERS, LLC; 578 UNION LLC; 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $3,280,086 | |
| 2020-06-10 | Agreement $19,872,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; LJC TOWERS, LLC; 578 UNION LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $19,872,000 | |
| 2018-09-14 | AL&R $2,750,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to KEARNY BANK | $2,750,000 | |
| 2018-09-14 | Mortgage $719,504 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to KEARNY BANK | $719,504 | |
| 2018-09-14 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to KEARNY BANK | $2,750,000 | |
| 2014-10-02 | Mortgage $537,669 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $537,669 | |
| 2014-10-02 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 2014-10-02 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,200,000 | |
| 2013-08-01 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2013-08-01 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2012-03-14 | SPRD $700,000 — from 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to JEFFERSON STREET DEBT LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2012-03-14 | AL&R $700,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to JEFFERSON STREET DEBT LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2012-03-14 | Agreement $700,000 — from 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to JEFFERSON STREET DEBT LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2012-02-27 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to JEFFERSON STREET DEBT LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2012-02-27 | AL&R $350,000 — from 245 JEFFERSON STREET LLC; 259 JEFFERSON STREET LLC to JEFFERSON STREET DEBT LLC | $350,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2026 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
Every one of the 790 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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