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2255 Strauss Street

182Records
14City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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182 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 HPD complaints, 38 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3036090028
BIN3082457

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$80,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)US LOTTPORT HDFC
Head officerGARY GOLDING
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP.
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$627,000 $282,150
2026$671,000 $301,950
2027$805,000 $362,250

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwaySaratoga Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Lott Av — B15 · 500 ft
Citi BikeHerzl St & Newport St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

2255 Strauss Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $140,875 on 2017-01-13 (lender: City Of New Housing Development Corporation), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-13AL&R $437,705 — from US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $437,705
2017-01-13Mortgage $140,875 — from US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to CITY OF NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORAT $140,875
2017-01-13Mortgage $1,408,462 — from US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,408,462
2017-01-13AL&R $1,408,462 — from US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,408,462
2017-01-13Mortgage $296,830 — from US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to CITY OF NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORAT $296,830
2017-01-10RPTT&RET $2,340,831 — from CITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC to US LOTTPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $2,340,831
2012-03-13Agreement $459,218 — from LOTT PORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L.P. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $459,218
2006-10-19Agreement $372,991 — from LOTT PORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $372,991
2006-10-19Agreement $1,958,465 — from LOTT PORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,958,465
2006-10-19AL&R $590,000 — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to LOTT PORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L.P. $590,000
2006-10-19Agreement $590,000 — from LOTT PORT REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $590,000
1986-07-22Mortgage $18,700 — from CHARLES, MAURICE; CHARLES, ADELINA to CITY OF NEW YORK $18,700

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751013019
2018000011
2019013015
2020003014
2021011013
2022011013
2023013015
2024012014
202501120114
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 106Ownership & money 42Health & systems 9

Every one of the 182 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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