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1526 West 4 Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11204 BBL 3066020016 6 units · 3 floors · 1928

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bensonhurst
At or below average
avg 7.9
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bensonhurst average of 7.9.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 1526 West 4 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 1928
6 or more units
6 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How 1526 West 4 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
14th percentile

Out of 2202 buildings in this neighborhood, 308 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
52.8%
No serious
violations
37.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.5%
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.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Number of apartments

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

Hazardous violations, property manager's portfolio

Hazardous violations across all buildings this manager is registered on.

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What's in the 1526 West 4 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units6
Floors3
Year built1928
Gross area5,647 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

1526 West 4 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
1526 West 4Th Street Realty
Address
1223 Ovington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11219
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The story over time

1526 West 4 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Bedbug Filing Apr 16
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated

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