255 Eastern Parkway,Brooklyn, NY 11238

90 Units

Built in 1924

6 Floors

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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 117 violations which is 1.3 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
14Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
68Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
35Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Dec 03, 2023§ 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak above ceiling in the bathroom located at apt d12, 4th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Dec 03, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt d12, 4th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Dec 03, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing heat riser escutcheon plate at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt d12, 4th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Jan 01, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from north at east wall in the 2nd bathroom located at apt c15, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Jan 01, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at south wall, baseboard at north wall in the 1st bathroom located at apt c15, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Jan 01, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from east at south wall, 1st radiator from south at west wall in the 2nd room from east at south located at apt c15, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Jan 01, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from north at east wall door frame, 1st closet from north at east wall door, baseboard at south wall, 1st closet from west at north wall door, 1st closet from west at north wall door frame in the private hallway located at apt c15, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Jan 01, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from east at south wall, 1st radiator from east at south wall in the 3rd room from east at south located at apt c15, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNov sent out
May 07, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and east wall at public hall, 6th storyNov sent out
Oct 10, 2019Section 27-2005, 2007 adm code remove device preventing door from being self-closing (door stop installed on front entrance door to building) , 1st storyInvalid certification
Oct 10, 2019Section 27-2005, 2007 adm code remove device preventing door from being self-closing (door stops installed on fire doors 1st from west at north) at public hall, 5th storyInvalid certification
Oct 10, 2019Section 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspectedInvalid certification
Jun 07, 2019Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at west wall in the kitchen located at apt a4, 1st story, 2nd apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 07, 2019Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at apartment entrance door located at apt a4, 1st story, 2nd apartment from south at westNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Janice Keller-mcdowall
Site Manager
4.1(2)

1 Property

90 Units

Mary Frances Shaugnessy
Head Officer
4(35)

62 Properties

4385 Units

Stephen Mccain
Officer
4.1(2)

2 Properties

391 Units

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60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

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