255 Butler Street, Brooklyn

A 1914 factory or industrial building on Butler Street with 75 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

255 Butler Street is a factory or industrial building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3004050027). The property is zoned M1-4, on a 37,500 sq ft lot, with 4 floors. It was built in 1914. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 75 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3004050027
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
ZIP code	11217
Zoning district	M1-4
Building class	F2 — factory or industrial building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	06 — Industrial & manufacturing
Lot area	37,500 sq ft
Floors	4
Residential units	0
Year built	1914
FAR	2.65 built · 0 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

59 open Department of Buildings violations
16 open ECB (OATH) violations — $110,000 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.