197 Chestnut Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04128-0007BIN 3092133

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
03Tax 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 1), discharged 2013-10-21.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building11 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

247

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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Paint/Plaster2

Door/Window1

Water Leak1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-31 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-25 · closed

Door/WindowDoor2025-05-05 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

580

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential337

Street/Sidewalk154

Vehicle47

Unspecified26

Commercial16

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

316

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony122

Misdemeanor142

Violation52

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 7 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 2016-01-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-02-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2013-07-23

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2012-09-27

Comprehensive

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ZANKERA LLC

Head officer

ZANNIS ANGELIDAKIS

Managing agent

ZANKERA LLC

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

1230 FRANKLIN AVENUEBRONX 1232 FRANKLIN AVENUEBRONX 150-42 99 PLACEQUEENS 150-44 99 PLACEQUEENS 150-48 99 PLACEQUEENS

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.

ConstructionHazardous2006-09-22$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-09-23 · $1,150,000

Most recent mortgage2014-09-23 · $800,000

Sale2014-09-23$1,150,000

RIVADO REAL ESTATE CORPORATION → ZANKERA, LLC

Mortgage2014-09-23$800,000

borrower ZANKERA, LLC · lender COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.

Mortgage2004-07-21$330,000

borrower RIVADO REAL ESTATE CORPORATION · lender EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB

Sale2004-06-15no recorded price

BRAUN , CRAIG A → RIVADO REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

Mortgage1986-10-01$100,000

borrower BRAUN, CRAIG A · lender ROMAN CATHO/CH/BLESS/SAC

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

2025

Most recent

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2020-02-12

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