# 255 Powers Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 BBL 3029200042 · Block 2920 · Lot 42 · BIN 3327838, 3327839 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/255-powers-street-3029200042 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 Also recorded as: 255 1/2 Powers St ## Summary 255 Powers Street (Brooklyn, NY 11211; tax lot BBL 3029200042) is a 10-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C1: walk-up apartments, more than six families, no stores), built around 1920, on a 3,483 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as GJENASAJ, SAL ZYHRA. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,982,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one DOB job with a permit issued but no sign-off and two open HPD violations. There were two 311 requests in the past 12 months and four HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “255 Powers Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (BBL 3029200042)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/255-powers-street-3029200042. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 1 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 2 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: GJENASAJ, SAL ZYHRA - Building class: C1 – Walk-up apartments, more than six families, no stores - Year built: 1920 - Floors: 3 - Units: 10 residential / 10 total - Lot area: 3,483 sq ft · Building area: 6,250 sq ft - Zoning: R6B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-01 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,982,000, assessed value $891,900, tax class 2B - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2000-02-10 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2000-02-10 from D'ADDARIO, RON; FRUMIN-PREVETE, LUCILLE to GJENASAJ, SAL, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1997-08-01 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1997-08-01 from SIMON, ALBERT to D'ADDARIO, RON; PREVETE, LUCILLE FRUMIN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1991-07-24 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1991-07-24 from GUTIERREZ, GUSTAVO to SIMON, ALBERT, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1987-05-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1987-05-28 from GUTIERREZ, RODRIGO; GUTIERREZ, GUSTAVO to GUTIERREZ, GUSTAVO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1982-12-27 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1982-12-27 from DE STEFANO, JOSEPH; DE STEFANO, RAE DEC'D to GUTIERREZ, GUSTAVO; GUTIERREZ, RODRIGO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1976-12-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1976-12-21 from RUSSO VITTORIA to DESTEFANO RAE; DESTEFANO JOSEPH, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1972-03-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1972-03-31 from ALFIERI PASQUALE to RUSSO VITTORIA, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2012-06-22 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 320499037 (A2 – Alteration with multiple work types (no change to use/occupancy)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO CORRECT ECB#34942172R.WORK TO INCLUDE BUT N OT LIMITED TO:REMOVAL OF CONCRETE & DIRT,REMOVAL OF ROTTED WOOD JOIST & POSTS. INSTALLATION OF NEW STEEL BEAMS A… | ic3t-wcy2 | | 2012-07-17 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 320499037: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2012-07-17, expires 2013-02-03. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2009-08-18 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION SHEET ROCK & STUDED PROTECTION ERECTED FRONT SOUTH ROOM 1 STY NORTH APT FF1.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2009-08-18 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (Class A): SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION SUSPENDED CEILING THRU OUT 1 STY NORTH APT FF1.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-01-22 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt BLDG): Plumbing – Water Supply. HPD conducted an inspection of this complaint. The conditions observed by the inspector did not violate the housing laws enforced by HPD. The complaint has been closed. | ygpa-z7cr | | 2023-09-30 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt BLDG): Unsanitary Condition – Garbage/Recycling Storage. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed. | ygpa-z7cr | | 2023-08-08 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt 2RF): Unsanitary Condition – Pests. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd | ygpa-z7cr | | 2023-05-30 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt 3LF): Electric – Outlet/Switch. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed. | ygpa-z7cr | | 2026-02-24 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Entire Tree Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-24 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Entire Tree Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as GJENASAJ, SAL ZYHRA. | 64uk-42ks | | 2000-02-10 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2000-02-10). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-06-30 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Sal Gjenasaj, business city Forest Hills. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-06-30 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Besnik Gjenasaj. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-06-30 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Besnik Gjenasaj, business city Forest Hills. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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