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527 East 98th Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11212 BBL 3036200005 160 units · 7 floors · 2020

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

Is 527 East 98th 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 2020
6 or more units
160 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 527 East 98th 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
6th percentile

Out of 1329 buildings in this neighborhood, 80 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
1.8%
No serious
violations
29.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
68.9%
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.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building characteristics
Total units160
Floors7
Year built2020
Gross area184,688 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.

5 Hegeman Ave, New York, NY 11212
556 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
558 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
560 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
562 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
568 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
570 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
572 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
2343 Strauss St, New York, NY 11212
2345 Strauss St, New York, NY 11212
521 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
523 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
525 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
527 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
529 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
531 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
533 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
535 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
537 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
539 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
541 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
543 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
545 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
547 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
549 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
551 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
566 Herzl St, New York, NY 11212
Who's behind the building

527 East 98th 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
Vital Brookdale LLC
Address
170 Froehlich Farm Blvd
Woodbury, NY 11797
Landlord portfolio

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