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179 Catherine Street

STATEN ISLAND, NY 10302 BBL 5010490057 2 units · 2 floors · 1935

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Port Richmond
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 179 Catherine 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 1935
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.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 179 Catherine 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
59th percentile

Out of 256 buildings in this neighborhood, 151 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
75.0%
No serious
violations
19.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
6.1%
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.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

Average complaint rate per building across everything this landlord owns. High rates signal systemic neglect.

Neighborhood location

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

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1935
Gross area1,644 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

179 Catherine 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.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Dimitri Yanovsky
Address
2790 West 5Th St 18b
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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