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59 Gelston Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11209Company-ownedBBL 3060680022BIN 3154262
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1960
Floors7
Units76
Building Area52,801 sqft
ZoningR5B
ClassD1
Market Value$7.9M

59 GELSTON AVE is a property located at 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1960. It has 7 floors and 76 units. The building area is 52,801 square feet on a 11,630 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5B. The assessed market value is $7.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 21 building permits on record (12 active). There are 171 violations on record (46 currently open). 6 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

790records on file
45Energy Star

Completed in 1960, 59 Gelston Ave rises 7 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 76 units and 52,801 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.9M, and assessed for tax at $3.5M. In the 66 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 790 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 483 of its 790 records, fully 61%, fall under that one heading. Violation (171) and inspection (39) trail well behind. 46 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2013.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 45, with a site energy-use intensity of 90.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 317 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 61% complaint, 66 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$7.9M of Kings, written across 790 government filings.

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Property Details

Address59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1960
Floors7
Total Units76
Building Area52,801 sqft
Lot Size11,630 sqft
ZoningR5B
ConditionAverage
3060680022
3154262
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.9M
$3.5M
$445K

Building Permits

21 on record · 12 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 27, 2020Est. cost $5KJob #B00208546-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Dec 9, 2020Job #B00346051-P1

ELEVATOR NUMBER 3P5384 THIS PERMIT COVER ELEVATOR CONTROL AND LOAD SIDE WIRING ONLY

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 7, 2020Est. cost $59KJob #340693271-01

FACADE

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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed May 1, 2020Job #B00346051-I1-EL

ELEVATOR NUMBER 3P5384 THIS PERMIT COVER ELEVATOR CONTROL AND LOAD SIDE WIRING ONLY

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 17, 2019Job #B00248056-I1-EL

FILING TO SUPERSEDE APPLICATION #B00208547. SIDEWALK SHED WIRING & LIGHTING

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Violations

171 on record · 46 open
Judgments · 6 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2020Ticket #039020270L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2020Ticket #039017632M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2020Ticket #035418803J
FAILURE TO INSTITUTE MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT ETC.,- NO GUARD RAILS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2020Ticket #035418804L
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2015Ticket #036019986J
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL

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HPDClass C
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued May 6, 2025#17876139

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 was constructed in 1960. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 7 floors and 76 units. The building area is 52,801 sqft.

Are there building permits at 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 21 building permits on record, with 12 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Dec 27, 2020.

Does 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 171 violations on record, with 46 currently open. Breakdown: 24 DOB, 16 ECB, 131 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has 6 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 59 GELSTON AVE?

59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 has an assessed market value of $7.9M and a total assessed value of $3.5M (land: $445K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 59 GELSTON AVE?

59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 is zoned R5B. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 59 GELSTON AVE?

59 GELSTON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11209 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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