# 261 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Also known as 1590 St Johns Pl: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line 3 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and pests and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## 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:** 36 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 3 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and pests and walls, floors and stairs - 11 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out) - 19 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) ## Clean in the records - Boiler inspection filed May 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (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 2026-10-20) - **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:** 21 open: 19 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (7), doors and windows (3), leaks (3), mold (2); 3 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. 17 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 138 violations on record in all, 2001–2026 — the 38 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 7 open: 7 about building conditions (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 11 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 15 heat or hot water, 7 paint or plaster, 5 floors or stairs, 3 leaks, 2 doors or windows, 2 plumbing, 1 appliances, 1 mold, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain LGB-10), registration expired since Apr 2021 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2017 (4 on record) (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 38 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 16 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2017, last expired Sep 2018 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 14 of 36 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1E: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1e - Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2c - Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2d - Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2f - Apt 2I: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2i - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3c - Apt 3E: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3e - Apt 3H: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3h - Apt 3I: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3i - Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4c - Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4d - Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4e - Apt 4F: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4f - Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4h ## Registered with the city - LISA MANAGEMENT INC. (Agent, Registration Contacts) - BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C OMPANY INC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=261-buffalo-avenue-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt