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NYC Building Records · BBL 3071000041

197 AVENUE U

Brooklyn · Block 7100 · Lot 41 · Class S5

Owner of record

197 YANG REALTY INC.
HPD-registered head officer: MEI HUI YANG

HPD registered contacts

People legally accountable to HPD for conditions at this building, in registration-priority order:
  • Head OfficerMEI HUI YANG
  • Corporate Owner197 YANG REALTY INC
  • Site ManagerZHI LIN

Most recent deed

Last transferred on Aug 28, 2012 for $750K to 197 Yang Realty Inc..
Previous owner: Gnazzo Realty Inc.
Mortgage: $338K recorded Aug 28, 2012 with Abacus Federal Savings Bank. Loan-to-value: 45%.
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Recent ACRIS documents (last 2)

DateTypeAmountParties
Aug 28, 2012DEED$750KParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Aug 28, 2012MTGE$338KParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
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Building stats

Units
6
Year built
1931
Class
S5
Borough
Brooklyn
Zoning:
R5B
Lot size:
2,000 sqft
Building area:
4,800 sqft
Floors:
3
Assessed value:
$391K
Community district:
311
Council district:
43

HPD violations

0 open
Most severe class on record: Class C (immediately hazardous)
No open violations on record. Source: NYC HPD.
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Recent HPD violation details

Most recent 3 violations issued by NYC HPD at this address:
  • Class BInspected May 10, 2025
    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
  • Class CInspected May 10, 2025
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICKSTAND DOOR STOPP AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st ST…
  • Class IInspected Feb 17, 2015
    SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER…
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Recent ACRIS activity

2 documents in the last 5 years (most recent Aug 28, 2012).

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