Is 259 55th St rent stabilized?
259 55th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn (11220). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 259 55th Street — or 259 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 532 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Sunset Park (West), where the median building has 6. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1924 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 86 open violations here, about 10.8 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 106 violations on record at the address, 24 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 168 HPD complaints at the address, 14 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Sunset Park (West) |
| ZIP | 11220 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3008210054 |
Owner & management
| Owner | EB GELSTON REALTY CORP 308 84 STREET · Brooklyn, NY 11209 |
| Managing agent | DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 86 open / 106 total · 41 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 168 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 21, 2025 |
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