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255 East 18 Street

1,526Records
19City systems
51Open violations
177.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,526 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 619 HPD complaints, 562 311 service requests, 178 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1935
Floors6
Res. units42
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC
BBL3051220044
BIN3117603

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 177.9. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations51 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

272 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 44 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 189 · winter 2026–27: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

44
’23–24
27
’24–25
189
’25–26
12
’26–27

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

199 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (132) · Illegal Parking (25) · Noise (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · WATER LEAK (2) · Blocked Driveway (2).

Filed construction activity

$241,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1935)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC
Head officerMichael A PISTILLI
Managing agentPISTILLI MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,941,000 $873,450
2026$2,183,000 $982,350
2027$2,320,000 $1,044,000

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

SubwayBeverley Rd — Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cortelyou Rd / E 19 St — B103 BM1 BM2 BM3 +1 more · 850 ft
Citi BikeE 19 St & Beverley Rd · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 245
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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 East 18 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

199 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 132 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 PISTILLI MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 1,553 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B12 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
47-50 59 Street QN233 B
19-19 24 Avenue QN186 B
140-37 Ash Avenue QN126 C
180 Franklin Street BK117 C
26-80 30 Street QN96 B
170 West Kingsbridge Rd BX91 B
655 Pelham Parkway North BX86 C
925 Prospect Place BK82 B
38-15 Bowne Street QN62 B
30-56 30 Street QN60 A
41-06 Case Street QN60 B
1770 East 172 Street BX46 B
255 East 18 Street BK42 C
22-06 38 Street QN39 B
22-05 37 Street QN38 B
2226 Loring Place North BX32 D
31-70 34 Street QN28 A
2442 Morris Avenue BX28 A
2333 Loring Place North BX24 C
2322 Loring Place North BX21 B
25-20 42 Street QN20 B
268 West 12 Street MN18 C
2865 Webster Avenue BX10 C
30-90 38 Street QN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $435,982 on 2000-07-13 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-07Agreement $3,400,000 — from 255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,400,000
2020-02-18AL&R $4,125,000 — from 255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,125,000
2020-02-18Agreement $4,125,000 — from 255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,125,000
2020-02-18Mortgage $2,466,691 — from 255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,466,691
2020-02-18Deed $5,700,000 — from NOWAK EAST 18TH STREET LLC to 255 EAST 18TH STREET LLC $5,700,000
2020-02-11Sold for $5,700,000 $5,700,000 $135,714
2015-02-12AL&R $1,858,906 — from NOWAK EAST 18TH STREET, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,858,906
2015-02-12Agreement $1,858,906 — from JULIUS NOWAK REVOCABLE TRUST; NOWAK EAST 18TH STREET, LLC; JANNA ROSSETTI, TRUSTEE to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,858,906
2013-10-17Mortgage $457,087 — from JULIUS NOWAK REVOCABLE TRUST; JANNA ROSSETTI, TRUSTEE to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $457,087
2013-10-17AL&R $1,900,000 — from JANNA ROSSETTI, TRUSTEE; JULIUS NOWAK REVOCABLE TRUST to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,900,000
2013-10-17Agreement $1,900,000 — from JANNA ROSSETTI, TRUSTEE; JULIUS NOWAK REVOCABLE TRUST to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,900,000
2008-12-04AL&R $1,500,000 — from ROSSETTI, JANNA; CO-TRUSTEE OF THE JULIUS NOWAK REVOCABLE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,500,000
2008-12-04M&CON $408,891 — from ROSSETTI, JANNA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $408,891
2004-04-23Agreement $1,155,354 — from ROSSETTI, JANNA; NOWAK, JULIUS to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,155,354
2000-07-13Mortgage $435,982 — from NOWAK, JULIUS to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $435,982

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702510053
201802740379
201901690575
20200197017
2021010450459
202225610472
202304650170
2024039705105
20250117731182
20260117201174
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 1,383Ownership & money 49Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,526 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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