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259 Columbia Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3004688BBL 3003480004Block 348 · Lot 4Built 19313 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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259 Columbia Street at a glance

259 Columbia Street, Brooklyn has 18 open city records on file, 2 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Oct 14, 1991 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 22, 2025.

Open Class C
2
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
11
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
5
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
9.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
5
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 22, 2025
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Health score for 259 Columbia Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 90 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 2
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 11
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 259 Columbia Street

90 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 259 Columbia Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 24 summonses below, out of $23,550.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 259 Columbia Street
049099559JMay 22, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 21, 2025Pending
048272037MFeb 7, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMay 3, 2024Pending
047329540HMay 3, 2022STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEAug 1, 2022Pending
0209776472Dec 11, 2019STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESFeb 10, 2020Pending
044443144XMay 7, 2016UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSEJun 7, 2016Pending
043954556KMar 23, 2016STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES - 3RD OFFENSEApr 26, 2016Defaulted (did not respond)
040388497RMay 10, 2015STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES - 3RD OFFENSEJun 19, 2015Pending
0185966698Apr 26, 2015STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESMay 26, 2015Defaulted (did not respond)
043951778MAug 2, 2014STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES - 3RD OFFENSESep 2, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
041444189PJul 2, 2014STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES - 2ND OFFENSEAug 5, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
040486737XJun 8, 2014STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESJul 11, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
043981818PMay 23, 2014IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSJun 24, 2014Pending
041565406NApr 8, 2014FAILURE TO BUNDLE NEWSPAPES MAGAZINES CARDBOARD 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSMay 9, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
035014169KMay 15, 2013WORK WITHOUT A PERMITNov 4, 2013Found in violation
035014170HMay 15, 2013FAILURE TO HAVE NEW OR ALTERED PLUMBING SYSTEM TESTEDSep 30, 2013Found in violation
1124364May 15, 2013WORK W/O A PERMIT. OBSERVED A GAS FIRED BOILER, GAS FIRED HOT WATER HEATER AND COOKING RANGE INSTALLED FOR 1ST FLOOR APT.NO RECORDS ON FILE FROM DOB CERTIFYING GAS EQUIPMENT INSTALLED.RMDY:OBTAIN PERMIT AND CONNov 4, 2013Found in violation
035014167RMay 15, 2013GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG W O INSPECTION CERTIFICATION BY DOBSep 30, 2013Found in violation
1124348May 15, 2013GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG W/O INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION BY DOB.OB SERVED A BOILER GAS FIRED,HOT WATER HEATER GAS FIRED, AND COOKING RANGE INSTALLED FOR 1ST FLR.NO RECORDS ON FILE FROM DOB CERTIFYING GAS EQUSep 30, 2013Found in violation
1124365May 15, 2013FAILURE TO HAVE NEW OR ALTERED PLUMBING SYSTEM TESTED.OBSERVED A GAS FIRED BOILER, GAS FIRED HOT WATER HEATER, AND COOKING RANGE INSTALLED FOR 1ST FLR APT. NO RECORDS ON FILE FROM DOB CERTIFYING GAS EQUIPMENTSep 30, 2013Found in violation
0171304926Dec 7, 2009FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONJan 14, 2010Pending
0172628987Mar 17, 2009STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESApr 24, 2009Pending
122259Jan 9, 1997OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TOTHAT ALLOWED BY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 3241975 OCCUPANCY CHANGE FROM SUDLING TO COMMERCAIL USE AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR REMDEY OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR DISCONDERMay 5, 1997Settled by stipulation
146756Feb 14, 1996WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVING ELEVATED CURB WITH PAVING MATERIAL TO PARK AUTO TO YARD AREA. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITS IF FEASABLE OR RETURN CURB TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION & DISCONTINUE PARKING OF AUTO TMay 6, 1996Found in violation
103463Nov 25, 1994WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT ELEVATED RAMP AT CURB AND PAVED SIDE YARD FOR PARKING REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMITMar 20, 1995Found in violation

Ownership history for 259 Columbia Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3003480004), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 259 Columbia Street
Oct 14, 1991Oct 23, 1991259 Columbia CORPRamirez, Edward VDeedView ↗
Dec 21, 1983Jan 23, 1984Ramirez, Edward VNatoli, Michael, Natoli, Frank RDeedView ↗
Aug 5, 1976Aug 5, 1976Natoli Frank R, Natoli MichaelNatale Pasquale, Natoli Pasquale Exec OfDeedView ↗

Financing record for 259 Columbia Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 259 Columbia Street
Mortgage$90,000Ramirez, Edward VView ↗
Mortgage assignmentNatoli, Frank RView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageNatoli, Frank R, Natoli, MichaelView ↗
Mortgage$47,500Natoli, Michael, Natoli, Frank RView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.