59 Gelston Avenue
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- 16 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 1960
- Rent-stabilized: 55 of 76 units
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
59 Gelston Avenue
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- City records show 38 open HPD violations, 16 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1991 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 55 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- City Buildings Department records show an open life-safety condition (e.g. unsafe building / hazardous facade) — what is it, and has it actually been resolved, not just re-filed?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
59 Gelston Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11209. The closest subway is 86 St (R) (5-minute walk), served by the R line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: January 1991 · Most recent: May 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.
- 2025-05-06 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY,…"
- 2023-01-29 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 2nd AP…"
- 2023-01-29 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STO…"
- 2023-01-29 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL AND RETURN BUZZER SYSTEM FROM VESTIBULE BUILDING TO EAST…"
- 2023-01-29 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOC…"
- 2025-05-06
- 2023-01-29
- 2019-11-19
- Class C · 16 open · penalty 240 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 17 open · penalty 85 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
- 2026-03-13 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-02-08 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2024-02-05
- 2023-01-12
- 2021-07-16 "CYCLE 8B UNSAFE REPORT FILED"
- 2020-09-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2020-09-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
1 lead-paint hazard cited and later remediated (most recent 2013); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 52
- HARRASSMENT 2: 35
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 23
- PETIT LARCENY: 20
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 17
- Illegal Parking: 99
- Blocked Driveway: 40
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 38
- Noise - Residential: 32
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 18
- 8917 5 AVENUE
- 8705 5 AVENUE
- 542 86TH ST
- P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
- P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts
- P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock
- P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
Levels add up to 5 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 4 distinct schools are within range.
- 86 St
- Bay Ridge-95 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Dan Ross Playground
- Brittany Beauty Academy
- P.s. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts
- Dyker Beach Park
- Park
- P.s./I.s. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
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
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 35 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.
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