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194 Cypress Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11237 BBL 3032720035 2 units · 2 floors · 1931

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bushwick
At or below average
avg 11.9
0
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 0 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bushwick average of 11.9.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 194 Cypress Avenue 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.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

194 Cypress Avenue is a two-family residential building located in Bushwick, owned by Peter Cannova and constructed in 1931. Over the past decade, the property has experienced several significant events, with the most pressing concern being a current active complaint from September 2024 regarding an alleged illegal conversion, though the initial inspection attempt in October 2024 was unsuccessful due to lack of access. The building has a history of access-related issues with Department of Buildings inspections, including an egress safety complaint in 2020 and an illegal plumbing work complaint in 2018, both of which similarly resulted in failed inspection attempts.

The property's pest control records indicate a consistent track record of no bedbug infestations or eradication efforts required over multiple reporting periods from 2019 through 2024. Rodent inspections present a mixed picture: while recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 showed passed results, there were instances of rat activity noted in 2019 (July) and 2022 (August), though subsequent inspections demonstrated compliance. The building's maintenance and safety record shows some areas of concern, particularly regarding access for inspections and building modifications, but has maintained generally good conditions in terms of pest management over recent years.

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How we score buildings

How 194 Cypress Avenue'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
93th percentile

Out of 5008 buildings in this neighborhood, 4657 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
89.7%
No serious
violations
7.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.5%
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.

Failed rodent inspections, landlord's portfolio

Health dept. rodent inspection failures across the landlord's portfolio.

Neighborhood location

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Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges, particularly pre-war construction without modern infrastructure.

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What's in the 194 Cypress Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1931
Gross area1,400 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

194 Cypress Ave, New York, NY 11237
447 Himrod St, New York, NY 11237
449 Himrod St, New York, NY 11237
Who's behind the building

194 Cypress Avenue'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.

Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Peter Cannova, Manager
Landlord portfolio

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The story over time

194 Cypress Avenue event timeline

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2026
Bedbug Filing Jan 13
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated

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