197 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

197 Johnson Avenue is a 7-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Johnson Residence Corp. The building has experienced recurring water supply issues, particularly notable in the summer and fall of 2024, with multiple complaints to the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department being filed between July and August 2024. While some of these complaints were ultimately closed without violations being issued, there remains an open violation from July 2024 specifically concerning hot water supply problems in Apartment 4B.

The building has maintained a generally clean record regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations from 2019 through 2023, though there was one bedbug-related violation issued in 2023 concerning failure to file the annual report. The property has undergone several inspections and addressed various maintenance issues over the past few years. In July 2024, multiple violations were documented including access issues to heating system notices, security concerns regarding the building entrance door, and requirements for proper signage.

These violations were subsequently certified as corrected by August-September 2024. The building's compliance history shows regular attention to rodent control, with inspections in 2010, 2017, and 2022 passing without significant findings. Previous building complaints from 2019-2020 primarily focused on permit-related matters, though no violations were ultimately found. The most recent building-related documentation includes a 2023 violation concerning low pressure inspection filings, which was later dismissed.