261 Gates Avenue
A 6-story building with 30 apartments, built in 1930, in Brooklyn, NY 11238.
Addresses on the lot: 257 to 261 Gates Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 261 Gates Avenue. Tenants made 21 complaints to HPD in the past year, 16 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 261 GATES AVENUE LLC. 27 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 261 Gates Avenue have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 261 Gates Avenue as of November 5, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 21 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 16 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 261 Gates Avenue?
261 Gates Avenue is registered with HPD to 261 GATES AVENUE LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2024. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11238 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 261 Gates Avenue rent stabilized?
27 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 27 of the building’s 30 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 376 Franklin Avenue20 apartments, built 2014
- 273 Gates Avenue35 apartments, built 1920
- 379 Franklin Avenue29 apartments, built 1900
- 218 Gates Avenue44 apartments, built 1930
- 138A Lexington Avenue21 apartments, built 1931
- 429 Classon Avenue20 apartments, built 1930
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-01973-0051.