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197 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01652-0008

Built
1910
Floors
4
Residential units
3
Building type
Residence with stores or offices
Zoning district
R6A
Lot area
1,760 sq ft
Floor area
5,280 sq ft
Last sale
$2,070,000

En español: 1 violación de Clase C abierta (peligro inmediato) y 4 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 17 años abierta, desde el 15 de abril de 2009.

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  1. 1

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    2 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 3

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by dates on the 4 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was October 15, 2024. The report prints the date beside each one.

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1 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 15, 2009.

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DOF tax lien sale
Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale. The last list it appeared on was the 90-day notice of February 2025.
DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued October 2, 2025, for Mechanical Systems work.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued October 2, 2025, signed off.
  • Plumbing, issued April 11, 2025, signed off.
Boiler inspection
Inspected May 6, 2026.
Bedbug report
Filed March 9, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C1 open
Fire SafetyNotice sent17215572
Class B3 open
Notice sent17215573
Notice sent17215571
Notice sent17215570

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Does 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn had 4 open violations on October 10, 2026: 4 from HPD. 1 is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 17 years, since April 15, 2009.

Is 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

When was the boiler at 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn last inspected?

On May 6, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On March 9, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

When was 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 3 residential units at 197 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 197 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn: 3 units, 1 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/197-malcolm-x-boulevard-brooklyn

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