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257 Eckford Street

Brooklyn · 11222 | BBL 3025980023 | BIN 3065373
HPD data as of November 4, 2026
C
Compliance verdict — Many hazardous conditions — 7 open Class B

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

15 open HPD violations on record: 3 Class A (non-hazardous), 7 Class B (hazardous), and 5 Class I (orders).

Most serious recent open violation (Class I): Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 2,731 days (about 7 years), on record since 2019.

Violation figures current as of Nov 4, 2026.

A 10-unit building, built in 1999.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 2 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

7
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
481
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
10
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
48
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$2,595
ZIP median
rent
1999
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
174 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1999 as the year built — newer than 86% of the 1,149 buildings we cover in ZIP 11222. 10 apartments — the most of any of the 8 buildings we cover on this block.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 3, 2026.

257 Eckford Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11222. The closest subway is Nassau Av (G) (5-minute walk), served by the G line.

What's the closest subway to 257 Eckford Street?
Nassau Av (G) — a 5-minute walk (378m) from 257 Eckford Street. Served by the G line.
Is 257 Eckford Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 1999, 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
Total15
Open15
Closed0

Oldest open violation: May 2019 · Most recent: November 2025. 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
  • 2025-11-24 Class I · 345 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
  • 2024-12-04 Class I · 700 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
  • 2023-11-28 Class I · 1,072 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
  • 2022-11-17 Class I · 1,448 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
  • 2022-03-16 Class I · 1,694 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations1
Other: 1
  • 2019-05-14 other · Apt 2C
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 4, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class I · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
  • Class B · 7 open · penalty 35 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total2
Open2
Closed0
Complaints
Total10
Open (active)0
Closed10
Recent open violations
  • 2001-05-08 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
  • 1998-04-28 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL "WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. HAZARDOUS WORK NOTED: COMPLETE DEMO OF STRUC- TURE/FOUNDATION CURRENTLY BEING REMOVED A…"
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file0
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1999, 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 built1999 (27 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors3.5
Residential units10
Building area (sqft)4,837
Lot area (sqft)2,500
Owner of record (PLUTO)257 ECKFORD LLC
Designations
Council district33
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total48381
Violent433
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies18115
Misdemeanors25209
Violations349
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 March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 106
  • SEX CRIMES: 51
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 49
  • GRAND LARCENY: 39
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 19
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 37,806 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls481
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 79
  • Noise - Residential: 34
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 24
  • General Construction/Plumbing: 23
  • Noise: 21
By category
Other308
Parking98
Noise54
Rats11
Trash4
Homeless4
Drug1
Drinking1
Construction0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints54
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential34
Commercial8
Street Sidewalk8
Vehicle4
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — 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 susceptibility2 / 5
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surge2050s 3 · 2080s 3
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 790 MANHATTAN AVENUE 141m · $250–400/mo licensee: P & P CANDY STORE INC.
  • 771 MANHATTAN AVE 146m · $250–400/mo licensee: T-Mobile Northeast LLC
  • 191 NEWELL ST 167m · $250–400/mo licensee: SIMPLY ELEGANT GENERAL CONTRACTING LTD.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby11
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)1
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry Pre-K-5 · 3 min (230m) · District 14
  • P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont Pre-K-5 · 3 min (260m) · District 14
  • P.S. 110 The Monitor Pre-K-5 · 12 min (929m) · District 14
Middle — closest 3 by walk (1)
  • John Ericsson Middle School 126 6-8 · 12 min (959m) · District 14
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • A-Tech High School 9-12 · 9 min (751m) · District 14
  • Frances Perkins Academy 9-12 · 9 min (751m) · District 14
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines1
Lines served: G
Closest 2 stations
  • Nassau Av G · 378m · 5 min walk
  • Greenpoint Av G · 450m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby174
Eating (97) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants76
Fast food21
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)43
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience38
Pharmacies6
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (30 places selling coffee, of which 28 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 nearby81
A: 62 B: 4 C: 1 Pending: 14
Sample
  • Grade A Connie O's · Irish
  • Grade A Capri Social Club · Polish
  • Grade A Cafe Riviera · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Cafe Grumpy · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Baker's Dozen · Bagels/pretzels
  • Grade A Dunkin' / Baskin Robbins · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Karczma · Polish
  • Grade A Kfc / Taco Bell · Chicken
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby36
By category — top 8 of 15 (28 of 36 facilities)
Youth Services7
Cultural Institutions4
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten4
Human Services3
Schools (K-12)3
Child Services And Welfare3
Camps2
Health Care2
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Triskelion Arts - Kick/Standance, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Complicated, Incorporated Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 031 Samuel F. Dupont Schools (K-12)
  • Woven Spaces, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Ucp Of Nyc - The Greenpoint School Schools (K-12)
  • Living Image Arts, Inc. Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

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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 11222 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,595/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11222 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$123,963/yr
Median monthly income$10,330/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$3,099/mo
ZIP median rent$2,595/mo
ZIP median rent is 25.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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