259 Elizabeth Street

Living conditions

Violations are issued by inspectors. Complaints are what residents reported; a complaint alone does not mean a problem was found.

Living here and something needs fixing? Ask for a repair in writing.

HPD housing code violations

“Closed” can mean the owner certified a repair, not that an inspector confirmed it.

Most recent open violations

• Oct 29, 2025 · open · Apt 7B
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  18327957

  Record date

  Oct 29, 2025

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Oct 29, 2025 · open · Apt 7B
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  18327956

  Record date

  Oct 29, 2025

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Mar 24, 2016 · open · Building-wide
  HPD Class C (immediately hazardous) violation
  SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  11167478

  Record date

  Mar 24, 2016

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Oct 30, 2015 · open · Apt 3D
  HPD Class A (non-hazardous) violation
  SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SHOWER MIXER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  10982633

  Record date

  Oct 30, 2015

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Oct 30, 2015 · open · Apt 3D
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  10982634

  Record date

  Oct 30, 2015

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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Mice, rats, roaches and bedbugs

• City rat inspectors checked this property 3 times since Oct 2023 and found no signs of rats. Official record
• The owner reported no apartments with bedbugs from Nov 2024 to Oct 2025. Official record

What residents reported to 311

In the last 12 months, residents called 311 most about heat and hot water (1). Derived by PRA

Heat and hot water

Derived by PRA Counted by PRA from 311 records. No “high” or “low” label is shown here; see “Compared with the neighborhood” near the top for how this building compares with others nearby.

Complaints to HPD

82 complaints to HPD since Jul 25, 2003, mostly heat and hot water and plumbing and leaks. Official record

HPD receives many housing complaints through 311, so these overlap with the 311 counts below. PRA never adds the two together.

Complaints to 311

75 service requests since Feb 26, 2020, by category. They overlap with the HPD complaints above.

• Other35
• Noise18
• Heat and hot water8
• Plumbing and leaks5
• Electrical2
• Elevators2
• Structural2
• Paint and plaster1
• Pests1
• Sanitation1

Housing court

1 repair case brought by tenants in housing court, the latest opened Jul 18, 2008. Official record

Categories such as “Heat and hot water” are PRA's grouping of each agency's own complaint types; the original type is kept on every record.

Know your rights

Rules that apply to renters across New York City, not findings about this building. Each one names the law or rule it comes from.

Every renter

• Your landlord has to keep it livable

  Every lease in New York, written or spoken, comes with a promise that the apartment and shared areas are fit to live in and not dangerous to your health or safety. You can't sign that promise away.

  Official recordNY Real Property Law §235-b, checked Oct 19, 2026

• Put repair problems on the record

  A complaint to the city (311 in NYC) creates a dated record and can lead to an inspection. Those records are what PRA shows.

  Official recordNYC HPD / 311, checked Oct 19, 2026

• There's public money for repairs

  Owners can apply to city programs for repairs. J-51 lowers property taxes for renovating apartment buildings. Each program has its own rules.

  Official recordNYC Finance (J-51), checked Oct 19, 2026

If your apartment is rent-stabilized

PRA can't tell yet which apartments are rent-stabilized. Ask the landlord, or check your lease.

• Apartment upgrades have a limit

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the owner can raise the rent to pay for work inside it, up to $30,000 of work. That's at most about $179 a month. For a vacant apartment the state approved first, the limit is $50,000, at most about $347 a month. These increases are permanent.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26 (rules since Oct 17, 2024), checked Oct 19, 2026

• Ask for the receipts

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized and your new rent includes an increase for apartment improvements, you can ask the owner for proof of the work by certified mail, when you're offered the lease or within 60 days of signing. The owner has 30 days to send it.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26, checked Oct 19, 2026

• Building-wide upgrades: 2% a year at most

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the state can approve a rent increase for work on the whole building, like a new boiler or roof. It's capped at 2% a year and comes off the rent after 30 years.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 24, checked Oct 19, 2026

Ask for a repair

Fill in the blanks for a polite, dated message to the owner or manager. It names the problems, points to the law and asks for a date.

General information, not legal advice.

Who owns it

Who the records say owns and manages this building, how that changed, and what else those organizations appear on.

Owner of record

Landlord registration

Official record Renewal not on file yet. Last filed Oct 1, 2025.

Rent

Asking rents

When PRA has a lawful source, this section will show observed asking rents with their dates and sample sizes. An advertised price is not a signed lease or the rent a tenant pays.