# 260 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

17 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs and fire safety and heat or hot water and leaks and mold (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1922 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 20 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 17 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs and fire safety and heat or hot water and leaks and mold
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2023 is still open
- 25 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 29 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Apr 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 29 open: 29 about building conditions — pests (9), walls, floors and stairs (9), leaks (5), doors and windows (2); 17 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 2 older records from 2013 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 485 violations on record in all, 2003–2026 — the 230 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 16 open: 3 about building conditions, 6 about filings or paperwork, 7 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 25 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 31 heat or hot water, 15 leaks, 13 doors or windows, 13 paint or plaster, 12 plumbing, 9 electrical, 9 mold, 8 pests, 6 floors or stairs, 6 general repairs, 3 appliances, 1 elevators (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 19A-S/W-08), registration current since Jun 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2009 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

12 of 20 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1a
- Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1b
- Apt 1D: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1d
- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2a
- Apt 2E: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2e
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3a
- Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3b
- Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3d
- Apt 4A: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4a
- Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4b
- Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4c
- Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/260-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4e

## Registered with the city

- ST JOHNS FLATS LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- ST JOHNS FLATS LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- HP ST. JOHNS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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