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159 Gelston Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 06110 • Lot 0020 • Zip: 11209

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 159 Gelston Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11209
Block: 06110
Lot: 0020
BBL: 3061100020
Unified address ID: 3061100020

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R5B (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 10,440 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 89 ft x 116 ft
Built FAR: 2.86
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 20

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1927
Last altered: 1927
Floors: 4
Total units: 44
Residential units: 43
Building area: 29,900 sq ft
Building dimensions: 89 ft x 100 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 159 GELSTON AVENUE

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $2,972,000
Total assessment: $1,337,400
Land assessment: $399,150
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 159 GELSTON AVENUE

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Fort Hamilton
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 268 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 36 min 4 walking, 32 riding
  • Union Square 46 min 4 walking, 42 riding
  • Fulton Street 46 min 4 walking, 42 riding
  • Times Square 51 min 4 walking, 47 riding
  • Grand Central 56 min 4 walking, 52 riding
  • Penn Station 57 min 4 walking, 53 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation May 6, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING A...

  2. HPD violation May 6, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, ...

  3. HPD violation May 6, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN AC...

  4. HPD violation May 6, 2026

    Class A

    §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C...

  5. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class A

    §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C...

  6. HPD violation Mar 18, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT UPPER WINDOW SASH AT INTERMIDIATE LAN...

2010

  1. ECB violation Aug 30, 2010 $400

    CLASS - 2

    SEC. 1001.3. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EGRESS CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT ALL EXTERIOR FIRE E...

2008

  1. DOB filing Nov 12, 2008 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT B9 ON 2ND FLOOR, REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES IN EXISTING ROUGHING IN ORDER TO REMOVE V...

  2. Permit issued Jul 17, 2008

    PL / PL

    GREAT CITY PLUMBING & HEATING

  3. Permit issued Jul 2, 2008

    EW / OT

    GALA RESTORATION INC.

  4. DOB violation May 8, 2008

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

2004

  1. Sale Jun 17, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    159-67 GELSTON AVENUE, 44

1997

  1. DOB violation Feb 10, 1997

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1993

  1. DOB violation Aug 16, 1993

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
159 GELSTON AVENUE LLC
16 DESIREE DRIVE
Greenwich, CT, 06830
Agent
JOSE OTERO
331 92ND STREET A-1
Brooklyn, NY, 11209
HeadOfficer
JOSE OTERO
16 DESIREE DRIVE
Greenwich, CT, 06830
Officer
JOAQUINA OTERO
16 DESIREE DRIVE
Greenwich, CT, 06830
SiteManager
JOSE OTERO
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
159 GELSTON AVE LLC
JOSE OTERO
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
16 DESIREE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT, 06830
PARTY 1
14800 FRYE ROAD
MAIL CODE TX1-007
FORT WORTH, TX, 76155
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
14800 FRYE ROAD
MAIL CODE TX1-007
FORT WORTH, TX, 76155
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
8100 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
MAILSTOP B4F
MCLEAN, VA, 221023110
PARTY TWO
16 DESIREE DR
GREENWICH, CT, 06830
PARTY ONE
SERVICER
8100 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MAILSTOP B4F
MCLEAN, VA, 221023110
PARTY ONE
8100 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
MAILSTOP B4F
MCLEAN, VA, 221023110
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
ONE FEDERAL STREET, 3RD FLOOR, MAIL CODE EX-MA-FED
BOSTON, MA, 02110
ASSIGNEE
209 HAVEMEYER ST
BKLYN, NY, 11211
GRANTOR/SELLER
16 DESIREE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT, 06830

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner