Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

260 Buffalo Ave

built 1922 · 4 stories · 20 apartments
Registered with the city: ST JOHNS FLATS LLC; HP ST. JOHNS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Apartments named in these records

12 of this building’s 20 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 31 complaints, 2024–2026 · 23 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class C · HPD violation
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 May
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3D complaint
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation
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2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4B complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2009 Jun
Boiler permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
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 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Apr 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2009

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

25 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 20 complaints, 2024–2026 · 13 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 15 complaints, 2024–2026 · 10 in the past year

Electrical

7 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past year

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record (2025) · 1 complaint, 2026

General condition and all records

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

2026 Oct
Fire safetyApt 2E class C
2026 Oct
Other conditions class B
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class C
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B
2026 Sep
PestsApt 4C class C
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class B · closed
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class A
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2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 3B class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 3B class C
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 3B class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 4B class B · closed
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B · closed
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B · closed
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 4B class B · closed
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4B class B · closed
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 4B class B · closed
2026 Jul
MoldApt 4A class C
2026 Jul
MoldApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Jun
PestsApt 2A class C · closed
2026 Jun
PestsApt 2A class C · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2A class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed
2026 May
PestsApt 3D class C
2026 May
PestsApt 3D class C
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed
2026 May
PestsApt 3D class C
2026 May
PestsApt 3D class C
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3D class A · closed
2026 May
PlumbingApt 3D class B · closed
2026 May
PlumbingApt 3D class B · closed
2026 May
Other conditionsApt 3D class B · closed
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3D class B · closed
2026 May
LeaksApt 3D class B · closed
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2026 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C · closed
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E class C · closed
2026 Mar
PestsApt 2E class C
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

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

2026 Sep
Plumbing
2026 Sep
MoldApt 4B
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, pestsApt 2A
2026 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 2A
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 3B
2026 Aug
Paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 4B
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, elevators, leaksApt 4B
2026 Aug
General repairs, plumbing, moldApt 4B
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2026 Jul
PestsApt 1A
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2A
2026 May
Heat or hot water
2026 May
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 3D
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 1B
2026 Mar
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 1A
2026 Mar
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, leaksApt 1A
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, pests, leaksApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, leaksApt 2A
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water, mold, leaksApt 4B
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water, leaksApt 2A
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, electrical, heat or hot water, plumbing, leaksApt 2A
2025 Oct
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 1A
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, leaksApt 2A
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, leaksApt 2A
2025 Feb
Appliances, heat or hot waterApt 2A
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2A
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2A
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, pestsApt 2A
2024 Nov
MoldApt 3A
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 2A
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 2A
2024 Sep
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A
2024 Aug
Paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 1A
2024 Aug
Floors or stairs, moldApt 4B
2024 Aug
PlumbingApt 2A
2024 Aug
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A
2024 Jul
ElectricalApt 2A
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 4B
2024 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2A
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 1D
2024 May
PlumbingApt 2E
2024 Apr
Electrical, paint or plasterApt 2A
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, pestsApt 2A
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 4B
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4B
2024 Feb
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 4B
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 2A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

2 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 2A complaint
2026 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 2A complaint
2026 Aug
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 4B complaint
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2026 Aug
General repairsApt 4B complaint
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2026 May
Other conditionsApt 3D class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 May
Paint or plasterApt 3D complaint
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2026 Mar
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2026 Mar
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2025 Dec
Paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2025 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 2A complaint
2025 Oct
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 2A complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
AppliancesApt 2A complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Sep
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Aug
Paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2024 Aug
Floors or stairsApt 4B complaint
2024 Aug
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2024 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 2A complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4B complaint
2024 Feb
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2021 Nov
Fail To Certify Class 1 DOB violation

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

Sources

23 datasets

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