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197 Avenue U, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 07100 • Lot 0041 • Zip: 11223

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 197 Avenue U, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11223
Block: 07100
Lot: 0041
BBL: 3071000041
Unified address ID: 3071000041

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R5B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.4
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 21

Building

Building class: Residence - Multiple Use - Primarily Five to Six Family with One Store or Office (S5)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 3
Total units: 6
Residential units: 5
Building area: 4,800 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: 197 YANG REALTY INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $725,000
Total assessment: $115,404
Land assessment: $4,298
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 197 YANG REALTY INC.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Gravesend
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Avenue U N W

About 7 minutes on foot · 442 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 47 min 7 walking, 40 riding
  • Union Square 51 min 7 walking, 44 riding
  • Fulton Street 53 min 7 walking, 46 riding
  • Times Square 56 min 7 walking, 49 riding
  • Grand Central 62 min 7 walking, 55 riding
  • Penn Station 63 min 7 walking, 56 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

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

2025

  1. HPD violation May 12, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICKSTAND DOOR STOPP AT BUILDING FRONT...

  2. HPD violation May 12, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing May 16, 2024 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2017

  1. DOB filing Nov 30, 2017 $7,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMEDY ECB VIOLATIONS 35258544Y, 35258545X, 35258546H, 35258547J AND 35236121P. REMOVE ILLEGAL PARTITIONS AND AWNING ...

  2. Permit issued Oct 26, 2017

    PL / PL

    TOP PLUMBING GROUP,INC

  3. Permit issued Oct 24, 2017

    EW / MH

    SK ONE CONSTRUCTION INC

  4. Permit issued Oct 24, 2017

    EW / OT

    SK ONE CONSTRUCTION INC

  5. ECB violation Aug 17, 2017 $800

    CLASS - 2

    1ST FLR OCCPIED AS AN ADULT PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT W/O BSA APPROVAL AS PER...

  6. ECB violation Aug 17, 2017 $1,200

    CLASS - 1

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS INDICATES PREMISES LEGALLY APPROVED MIX USE ILLEGAL OCCUANCY NOTED:...

  7. ECB violation Aug 17, 2017 $1,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY NOTED: AT FRONT FIRE ESCAPE DROP DOWN LADDER BLOCKED/OBSTRUCTED BY BU...

  8. ECB violation Aug 17, 2017 $1,600

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O A PERMIT NOTED AT 1ST FLOOR ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS CREATING ROOMS INSTALL HORIZONTAL METAL POLES AT ...

  9. Permit issued Jul 31, 2017

    PL / PL

    TOP PLUMBING GROUP,INC

  10. Permit issued Jul 31, 2017

    EW / MH

    HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION

  11. Permit issued Jul 31, 2017

    EW / OT

    HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION

  12. DOB filing Jul 31, 2017 $28,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 1ST FL. OF MIXED USE PROPERTY WITH, REPAIRING PARTITIONS. REPLACING THE FRONT BUSINESS AWNING....

  13. ECB violation Jun 12, 2017 $800

    CLASS - 2

    ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT W/OUT A SPECIAL PERMIT FROM THE BOARD OF STANDARDS & APPEALS PHYSICAL CULTURE ES...

2015

  1. HPD violation Feb 17, 2015

    Class I

    SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CO...

2012

  1. Sale Aug 28, 2012 $750,000

    Changed hands

    197 AVENUE U, 5A1S

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
197 YANG REALTY INC
1055 85TH ST
Brooklyn, NY, 11228
Agent
197 YANG REALTY INC
1055 85TH ST
Brooklyn, NY, 11228
HeadOfficer
MEI HUI YANG
1055 85TH ST
Brooklyn, NY, 11228
SiteManager
ZHI LIN
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
197 YANG REALTY INC
MEI HUI YANG
Owner
N/A
JINE ZHAO
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ACE GROUP NY CORP.
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY, 14206
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY ONE
850 MAIN STREET
BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06604
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY TWO
1990 WEST 10TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
4 WEST SECOND STREET, PO BOX 9000
RIVERHEAD, NY, 11901
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
6 BOWERY
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
GRANTOR/SELLER
197 AVENUE U
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
6 BOWERY
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
GRANTEE/BUYER
1990 WEST 10TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11223

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner