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255 Grafton Street

Brooklyn · 11212 | BBL 3035670016 | BIN 3252427
HPD data as of October 28, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 4 immediately hazardous, about one for every 2 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

11 open HPD violations on record: 1 Class A (non-hazardous), 6 Class B (hazardous), and 4 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 1,679 days (about 5 years), on record since 2022.

Violation figures current as of Oct 28, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 2018.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 1 open DOB violation at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

6
Open HPD
Class B
4
Open HPD
Class C
575
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
8
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
91
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,231
ZIP median
rent
2018
Year built
1 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
21 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 2018 as the year built — newer than 91% of the 474 buildings we cover in ZIP 11212. At 4 floors, the tallest of the 4 buildings we cover on this block.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.

255 Grafton Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11212. The closest subway is Saratoga Av (3) (1-minute walk), served by the 3 line.

Is 255 Grafton Street rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 8 residential units at 255 Grafton Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 255 Grafton Street?
Saratoga Av (3) — a 1-minute walk (102m) from 255 Grafton Street. Served by the 3 line.
Is 255 Grafton Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 2018, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total22
Open11
Closed11

Oldest open violation: March 2022 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-12 Class C · Apt 1B · 17 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STO…"
  • 2026-10-08 Class C · 21 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT BASEMENT"
  • 2026-10-08 Class C · 21 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE AT BASEMENT"
  • 2026-09-11 Class B · Apt 1B · 48 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
  • 2026-09-11 Class A · Apt 1B · 48 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations4
Roaches: 3 Mice: 1
  • 2026-10-12 roaches · Apt 1B
  • 2026-10-08 mice
  • 2026-10-08 roaches
  • 2026-09-11 roaches · Apt 1B
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 21, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 4 open · penalty 60 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 6 open · penalty 30 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat1
Mold0
Other0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2025-11-10 · Apt 1A · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20251
Most recent
  • 2025-08-22 Apt 2A
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total1
Open1
Closed0
Complaints
Total4
Open (active)1
Closed3
Recent open violations
  • 2018-08-09 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
DOB data as of October 21, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20200 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2018, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built2018 (8 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units8
Building area (sqft)6,056
Lot area (sqft)3,928
Owner of record (PLUTO)255 GRAFTON LLC
Designations
Council district41
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status8 of 8 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)8
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total91609
Violent1683
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)12
Felonies34228
Misdemeanors36258
Violations1891
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 86
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 85
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 61
  • MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 57
  • PETIT LARCENY: 51
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,674 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls575
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 112
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 79
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 51
  • Illegal Parking: 49
  • Blocked Driveway: 41
By category
Other352
Noise127
Parking90
Trash2
Homeless2
Construction2
Drug0
Rats0
Drinking0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints127
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential112
Street Sidewalk7
Vehicle4
Commercial4
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility4 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 268 E 98TH ST 144m · $250–400/mo licensee: DUBAI DISCOUNT GROCERY INCORPORATED
  • 783 HOWARD AVE 157m · $250–400/mo licensee: P&A FAMILY DELI GROCERY CORP.
  • 784 SARATOGA AVE 177m · $250–400/mo licensee: BROWNSVILLE DELI & GROCERY INC
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby24
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 183 Daniel Chappie James K-8 · 4 min (350m) · District 23
  • P.S. 156 Waverly Pre-K-5 · 5 min (401m) · District 23
  • I.S. 392 5-8 · 5 min (401m) · District 23
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 183 Daniel Chappie James K-8 · 4 min (350m) · District 23
  • I.S. 392 5-8 · 5 min (401m) · District 23
  • I.S. 252 Arthur S. Somers 6-8 · 6 min (470m) · District 18
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • Kings Collegiate Charter School K-12 · 6 min (518m) · District 84
  • Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School 9-12 · 7 min (596m) · District 23
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines1
Lines served: 3
Closest 3 stations
  • Saratoga Av 3 · 102m · 1 min walk
  • Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3 · 540m · 7 min walk
  • Rockaway Av 3 · 710m · 9 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby21
Eating (10) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants1
Fast food9
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)7
→ Supermarkets4
→ Convenience3
Pharmacies3
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index C — Some coffee nearby (2 places selling coffee, of which 1 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby15
A: 10 B: 1 C: 1 Pending: 3
Sample
  • Grade A Subway · Sandwiches
  • Grade A Mike's Island Grill Restaurant · Caribbean
  • Grade A Sun Hing · Chinese
  • Grade A Hardee · Chinese
  • Grade A China City · Chinese
  • Grade A Fix-U-Plate · Caribbean
  • Grade A Domino's · Pizza
  • Grade A Woodzzy · Caribbean
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby71
By category — top 8 of 9 (70 of 71 facilities)
Schools (K-12)16
Youth Services15
Parks And Plazas9
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten9
Child Services And Welfare8
Human Services6
Solid Waste4
Health Care3
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Howard Av Block Association Parks And Plazas
  • Saratoga Blake Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Fantasy Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6 Schools (K-12)
  • Betsy Head Park Parks And Plazas
  • Brooklyn Ascend Charter Es Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11212 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,231/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11212 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$40,060/yr
Median monthly income$3,338/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,001/mo
ZIP median rent$1,231/mo
ZIP median rent is 36.9% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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