259 Elizabeth Street
A 7-story building with 26 apartments, built in 1987, in Manhattan, NY 10012.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
259 Elizabeth Street has 10 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to EMPIRE CONDOMINIUM.
Does 259 Elizabeth Street have open violations?
Yes: 10 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 259 Elizabeth Street?
259 Elizabeth Street is registered with HPD to EMPIRE CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2016.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10012 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 259 Elizabeth Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00508-7501.