319 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 311 service requests, 73 HPD housing violations, 52 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 32. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 51 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1987-07-15. |
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.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Obstruction (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 255 Wilson avenue realty corp. |
| Head officer | Suet Y Lee |
| Managing agent | Kam Siu |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,145,000 | $515,250 |
| 2026 | $1,274,000 | $573,300 |
| 2027 | $1,524,000 | $685,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pastelitos Elvys | Spanish | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
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 | Knickerbocker Av — M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Wilson Av — B54 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Greene Ave & Myrtle Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 376 Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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.
255 Wilson Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,000 on 1986-11-06 (lender: Chinatown Fed Savs Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-11-06 | Mortgage $70,000 — from HEW, ROSE M to CHINATOWN FED SAVS BANK | $70,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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