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197 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01500 • Lot 0005 • Zip: 11233

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 197 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01500
Lot: 0005
BBL: 3015000005
Unified address ID: 3015000005

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 678 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 27 ft x 24 ft
Built FAR: 1.76
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 16

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily One Family with One Store or Office (S1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 2
Total units: 2
Residential units: 1
Building area: 1,196 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 22 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 197 RALPH REALTY CORP.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $352,000
Total assessment: $15,552
Land assessment: $5,213
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 197 RALPH REALTY CORP

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. HPD violation Dec 4, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 28, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 17, 2022

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Jan 29, 2021 $8,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2020

  1. Permit issued Oct 6, 2020

    EW / OT

    MPZ CONSTRUCTION INC

  2. DOB filing Oct 6, 2020 $142,300

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOIR RENOVATION INCLUDING WINDOW AT SKYLIGHT AND STOREFRONT. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 28, 2020 $7,500

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 28, 2020 $8,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. Permit issued Jul 17, 2020

    EW / OT

    MPZ CONSTRUCTION INC

2019

  1. Permit issued Nov 21, 2019

    EW / OT

    MPZ CONSTRUCTION INC

  2. DOB filing Nov 21, 2019 $119,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE DRYWALL PARTITIONS, CEILING PLUMBING. CONDESER AT ROOF. CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EG...

  3. DOB filing Jun 10, 2019 $50,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE DRYWALL PARTITIONS, CEILING PLUMBING ; CONDENSER UNIT AT ROOF NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPA...

2016

  1. ECB violation Apr 18, 2016 $500

    CLASS - 2

    AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS.

2015

  1. DOB filing Aug 19, 2015 $40,000

    Alteration Type I

    TO CONVERT BUILDING 2ND FL TO 2- DWELLING UNITS NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND A NEW COF O SEE PLANS

  2. Sale Jun 26, 2015 $0

    Changed hands

    197 RALPH AVENUE

2010

  1. HPD violation Jan 19, 2010

    Class B

    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANC...

  2. HPD violation Jan 19, 2010

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ACUSTICAL CEILING TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATE...

  3. HPD violation Jan 19, 2010

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE...

2004

  1. Sale Apr 22, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    197 RALPH AVENUE

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
197 RALPH REALTY CORP
197 RALPH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
Agent
197 RALPH REALTY CORP
197 RALPH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
HeadOfficer
LAMAR COLLINS
197 RALPH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
Officer
LAMAR M COLLINS
197 RALPH AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
Shareholder
LAMAR COLLINS
197 RALPH AVENUE 1
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
SiteManager
LAMAR COLLINS
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
LAMAR COLLINS
Owner
NONE
LAMAR COLLINS
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PARAMOUNT REALTY SERVICES
YONKERS, NY, 10701
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
139 FULTON ST STE 300
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1825 PARK AVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10035
PARTY 1
197 RALPH AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
PARTY ONE
197 RALPH AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
PARTY TWO
ASSIGNEE
139 FULTON ST, STE 300
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
GRANTEE/BUYER
39 MACDOUGAL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
4425 PONCE DE LEON, 5TH FLOOR
CORAL GABLES, FL, 33146
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
4425 PONCE DE LEON, 4TH FLOOR
CORAL GABLES, FL, 33146
GRANTEE/BUYER
39 MC DOUGAL STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner