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255 79 Street

432Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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432 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 126 311 service requests, 31 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units72
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)255 APT CORP
BBL3059680056
BIN3150267

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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 91% 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 0.7. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

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

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (3) · Damaged Tree (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,081,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
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 APT CORP
Head officerTHEODORE WEINBERGER
Managing agentDSJ MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,436,000 $2,896,200
2026$6,692,000 $3,011,400
2027$7,037,000 $3,166,650

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,418,273 a year ($23.69 per sq ft), operating expenses $674,712 ($11.27 per sq ft), net operating income $743,561. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 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

Subway77 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 78 St / 3 Av — B4 · 350 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & 77 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 The Bayview
Middle: J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. 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 79 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

26 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DSJ MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 1,600 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2525 Nostrand Avenue BK114 B
657 East 26 Street BK113 A
2680 East 19 Street BK107 A
3101 Ocean Parkway BK102 B
2300 Ocean Avenue BK84 C
135 Prospect Park SW BK84 A
3115 Brighton 6 Street BK82 A
364 93 Street BK81 A
145 95 Street BK74 A
50 East 18 Street BK73 C
255 79 Street BK72 A
20 East 18 Street BK71 B
7119 Shore Road BK65 A
1543 West 1 Street BK59 B
7825 4 Avenue BK59 A
720 East 32 Street BK57 A
740 East 32 Street BK57 A
22 Martense Street BK56 A
166 Seeley Street BK55 A
7101 Shore Road BK53 A
70 Linden Boulevard BK41 B
75 Martense Street BK41 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $467,752 on 2019-03-04 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-15RPTT&RET $225,000 — from SHU, TRACY to DOOKIE, ELIZABETH A. $225,000
2026-09-14Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $3,125
2026-03-27RPTT&RET $450,000 — from ANDREYEVA, OLGA to MUKHERJEE, MAIA STAPLETON $450,000
2026-03-19Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $6,250
2025-09-30RPTT&RET $325,000 — from DILORENZO, ANN MARIE to VELASQUEZ, ERIC D; SARTZETAKIS, STAVROULA S $325,000
2025-09-25Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $4,514
2025-01-17RPTT&RET $290,000 — from WALKIEWICZ, BARBARA to STARR, ALEXANDER DAVID; WHITE, MARY ELIZABETH $290,000
2025-01-13Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $4,028
2024-08-16RPTT&RET $545,000 — from CHEUNG, PING SU; NAM, CHUN YAM to SCHENCK, EDWARD; SCHENCK, NELL $545,000
2024-08-08Sold for $545,000 $545,000 $7,569
2024-03-12RPTT&RET $95,000 — from SALAS, HECTOR GONZALEZ; GONZALEZ, CHRISTA GONZALEZ to GONZALEZ, CHRISTA $95,000
2024-03-05Sold for $95,000 $95,000 $1,319
2024-02-29RPTT&RET $325,000 — from SCALI, RICHARD to COLLINS, LOIS R $325,000
2024-02-15Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $4,514
2024-02-13RPTT&RET $335,000 — from LECHTENBERG, ELIANA to KONTOPIRAKIS, PETER $335,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725196032
201801126221
201903515427
202002116221
20210162110
202201103115
20230352111
2024001313127
20254176119
202641114222
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 168Ownership & money 157Health & systems 15

Every one of the 432 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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