197 Irving Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03270-0003BIN 3074521

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2019 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

103

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS CELLAR APT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2026-08-04

§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 2026-08-04

§ 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1RIssued 2022-05-18

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE NORTH ONE WALL CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition3

Heat/Hot Water1

Safety1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-08-03 · closed

SafetyWindow Guard Broken/Missing2026-06-10 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-02-15 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1766

Noise reports · last 12 mo

147

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk692

Residential646

Commercial223

Unspecified133

Vehicle70

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

593

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony194

Misdemeanor351

Violation48

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2014-10-02

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2008-03-04

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ZEU GOLD inc

Head officer

SHLOMA STUHL

Managing agent

ZEV GOLD INC

7 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

261 HIMROD STREETBROOKLYN 299 HUMBOLDT STREETBROOKLYN 383 SOUTH 3 STREETBROOKLYN 39 KINGSLAND AVENUEBROOKLYN 715 MYRTLE AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2002-11-13 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2002-06-03 · $2,340

Sale2002-11-13no recorded price

ZEV GOLD INC → ZEV GOLD INC

Mortgage2002-06-03$2,340

borrower ZEV GOLD INC · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Sale2001-08-13no recorded price

SELAMAJ, LOUIE → ZEV GOLD INC

Mortgage1999-06-02$176,000

borrower SELAMAJ, LOUIE · lender EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY

Sale1999-01-14no recorded price

GERBINO, JOHN, GERBINO, MARY → SELAMAJ, LOUIE

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

The lien was sold in the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

90-day noticeincl. property tax2020-02-12

Final saleincl. property tax2019-10-01

10-day noticeincl. property tax2019-07-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2019-06-19

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale