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241 Kane Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11231 BBL 3003120044 3 units · 3 floors · 1899

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Cobble Hill
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 241 Kane Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1899
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

241 Kane Street is a three-story, three-unit old law tenement building located in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and owned by Vivien Shelanski. Built in 1899, this building has undergone several maintenance and inspection requirements over the past few years. Most recently, in March 2023 and February 2022, the building received Housing Maintenance Code violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations have been marked as closed. The building's bedbug reporting history shows consistent compliance over the past five years, with no reported infestations, eradications, or re-infestations between 2019 and 2024.

The Department of Buildings (DOB) records from recent years indicate active maintenance and improvements to the property, with three plumbing permits issued in 2019, 2021, and 2022, demonstrating ongoing infrastructure investment. Additionally, there was a complaint filed in August 2022 regarding alleged illegal conversion, though this was investigated and closed with no violations found in September 2022. The property's permit history shows regular maintenance activity, with permits issued for plumbing (PL) and electrical work (EW) between 2019 and 2022, suggesting responsible upkeep of the building's systems.

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How we score buildings

How 241 Kane Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
79th percentile

Out of 436 buildings in this neighborhood, 344 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
92.4%
No serious
violations
5.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
1.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Neighborhood location

The model uses precise location as a proxy for neighborhood-level risk patterns — some blocks have systematically higher violation rates.

Individual ownership

Whether this building is registered to an individual owner rather than a corporate entity.

Minor violation rate, landlord's portfolio

Per-building rate of minor violations across the landlord's portfolio.

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors3
Year built1899
Gross area3,120 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

241 Kane Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Joint Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Vivien Shelanski
Address
241 Kane Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
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