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486 East 98 Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11212 BBL 3046940077 4 units · 2 floors · 1920

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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 486 East 98 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 1920
6 or more units
4 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 486 East 98 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
82th percentile

Out of 1329 buildings in this neighborhood, 1090 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
80.3%
No serious
violations
14.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
5.6%
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.

Neighborhood location

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

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

The ZIP code captures local housing market conditions and enforcement patterns that affect all buildings in the area.

Building characteristics
Total units4
Floors2
Year built1920
Gross area3,198 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.

486 East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
486 Garage East 98th St, New York, NY 11212
Who's behind the building

486 East 98 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.

Head Officer

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Sharon Johnson
Address
486 E 98Th St
Bklyn, NY 11212
Landlord portfolio

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