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197 Columbia Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11231 BBL 3003300005 2 units · 3 floors · 1931

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Columbia St
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 197 Columbia 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 1931
6 or more units
2 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.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 197 Columbia 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
29th percentile

Out of 174 buildings in this neighborhood, 50 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
83.0%
No serious
violations
14.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.1%
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.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Hazardous violations, property manager's portfolio

Hazardous violations across all buildings this manager is registered on.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors3
Year built1931
Gross area2,100 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

197 Columbia 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.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
197 Columbia Realty Corp.
Address
758 4Th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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