# 197 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223 BBL 3071000041 · Block 7100 · Lot 41 · BIN 3191209 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/197-avenue-u-3071000041 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-05 ## Summary 197 Avenue U (Brooklyn, NY 11223; tax lot BBL 3071000041) is a 5-unit mixed-use building with apartments and ground-floor commercial space (building class S5: mixed-use: five- or six-family home with one store or office), built around 1931, on a 2,000 sq ft lot zoned R5B. City tax records list the owner as 197 YANG REALTY INC.; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated August 28, 2012 lists a price of $750,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,042,000. As of November 5, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two DOB jobs with a permit issued but no sign-off. There were no 311 requests in the past 12 months and one HPD complaint since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “197 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223 (BBL 3071000041)”, data as of 2026-11-05, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/197-avenue-u-3071000041. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 2 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: 197 YANG REALTY INC. - Building class: S5 – Mixed-use: five- or six-family home with one store or office - Year built: 1931 - Floors: 3 - Units: 5 residential / 6 total - Lot area: 2,000 sq ft · Building area: 4,800 sq ft - Zoning: R5B, C2-3 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-05 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,042,000, assessed value $468,900, tax class 2A - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2012-08-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2012-08-28 from GNAZZO REALTY INC. to 197 YANG REALTY INC., stated price $750,000. | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2024-05-16 | open (Permit Entire) | DOB NOW job filing B01050306-I1 (Alteration): Permit Entire — permit issued, no sign-off on record. | w9ak-ipjd | | 2017-07-31 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 321630990 (A2 – Alteration with multiple work types (no change to use/occupancy)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 1ST FL. OF MIXED USE PROPERTY WITH, REPAIRING PARTITIONS. REPLACING THE FRONT BUSINESS AWNING. ALSO MINOR PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. REMOVAL OF ECB VIO #35236121P, 35258544Y, 3… | ic3t-wcy2 | | 2024-05-16 | n/a (Permit Issued) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01050306-I1: Sidewalk Shed — INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER T…. Issued 2024-05-16, expires 2025-05-16. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2017-10-26 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321670090: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2017-10-26, expires 2018-10-26. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2017-10-24 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321670090: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2017-10-24, expires 2018-02-01. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2017-10-24 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321670090: Equipment work / Mechanical/HVAC. Issued 2017-10-24, expires 2018-02-01. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2017-07-31 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321630990: Equipment work / Mechanical/HVAC. Issued 2017-07-31, expires 2018-04-26. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2017-07-31 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321630990: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2017-07-31, expires 2018-07-31. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2017-07-31 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 321630990: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2017-07-31, expires 2018-04-26. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-04-16 | closed (CLOSE) | HPD complaint (apt BLDG): Unsanitary Condition – Garbage/Recycling Storage; Electric – No Lighting; General – Signage Missing. HPD conducted an inspection of this complaint. The conditions observed by the inspector did not violate the housing laws enforced by HPD. The complaint has been closed. | ygpa-z7cr | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as 197 YANG REALTY INC.. | 64uk-42ks | | 2012-08-28 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2012-08-28). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-07-15 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: HeadOfficer Mei Hui Yang, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-15 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: CorporateOwner (197 YANG REALTY INC), business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-15 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Mei Hui Yang (197 YANG REALTY INC), business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-15 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Zhi Lin. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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