198 Clarkson Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05065-0053BIN 3116237

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0234 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
0314 of those issued in the last 3 years
041 open rent-impairing violation(s)
054 active DOB violation(s)
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 15), active since 2022-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 268 open B/C violations at selection.

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.

2018 — 6 units registered2019 — 6

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

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

136

Open now

306

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

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2026-01-21

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

136

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak24

Heat/Hot Water22

Plumbing20

Unsanitary Condition18

Paint/Plaster17

Electric10

General10

Flooring/Stairs7

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

2209

Noise reports · last 12 mo

184

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1177

Street/Sidewalk344

Commercial335

Unspecified201

Vehicle151

Park1

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

334

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony103

Misdemeanor159

Violation72

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2009-12-31

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2009-01-01

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2008-01-03

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.

CLOSEDJUDGMENTOpened 2023-04-13

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2023-04-03

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDJUDGMENTOpened 2022-04-28

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-10-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LOUIS BURNS

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,125

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.

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22019-12-26$3,125 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-07-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2005-04-07 · $250,000

Sale2022-07-22no recorded price

BURNSTONE & MIZE HOLDINGS, LLC → BURNS, LOUIS

Sale2022-04-11no recorded price

BURNS, LOUIS → BURNSTONE & MIZE HOLDINGS, LLC

Sale2017-10-25no recorded price

FUCITO (AS SHERIFF), JOSEPH → BURNS, LOUIS

Mortgage2005-04-07$250,000

borrower BURNS, STEPHANIE · lender MERS

Sale2002-02-04no recorded price

BURNS, LOUIS → BURNS, STEPHANIE

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

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

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