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196 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3040803BBL 3015080051Block 1508 · Lot 51Built 19103 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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196 Howard Avenue at a glance

196 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn has 70 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Oct 24, 2012 for $440,000. The most recent record is dated Jul 23, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
56
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
11
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
35.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 23, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 196 Howard Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 125 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 56
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 1
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 196 Howard Avenue

125 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 196 Howard Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 11 summonses below, out of $2,310.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 196 Howard Avenue
049534603LDec 12, 2025FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMar 12, 2026Pending
048639196HJan 9, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKApr 10, 2025Pending
048291910LMar 12, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 10, 2024Pending
047255882ZNov 21, 2021STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEFeb 22, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)
0206273100Jun 15, 2019DEFACEMENT OF ROADWAY OR SIDEWALKSep 12, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)
041396188JJun 2, 2012IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSEJul 3, 2012Written off
0171487984May 24, 2010FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 6, 2010Defaulted (did not respond)
0171487920May 15, 2010FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 29, 2010Defaulted (did not respond)
0158440710Jul 14, 2007DIRTY SIDEWALK/DIRTY AREAAug 21, 2007Defaulted (did not respond)
0148602860Jun 12, 2006FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBJul 21, 2006Defaulted (did not respond)
0150816225May 4, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 8, 2006Pending

Ownership history for 196 Howard Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3015080051), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 196 Howard Avenue
Oct 24, 2012Nov 21, 2012$440,000Art Deco Home INC.Rockaway Enterprises INC.DeedView ↗
Apr 7, 2006Jun 5, 2006$450,000Rockaway Enterprises, INC.Mckay, Claude J, Mckay, KennethDeed (other)View ↗
Apr 30, 2004Jul 5, 2004Mckay, Claude J, Mckay, KennethClaude J. Mckay CorporationDeedView ↗
Dec 23, 1991Jan 7, 1992Claude J Mckay CORPGaitor, EthelDeedView ↗
Apr 3, 1975Apr 3, 1975Gaitor EthelHayward AllanDeedView ↗
Sep 30, 1968Sep 30, 1968Hayward AllanHoran ThomasDeedView ↗
Sep 30, 1968Sep 30, 1968Horan ThomasCorrigan Dorothy, Horan Joseph, Horan Martin Deceased, Horan Martin, Horan Thomas, Horan JohnDeedView ↗

Financing record for 196 Howard Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 196 Howard Avenue
Mar 29, 2023Mortgage assignmentVelocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust 2021-4, U.S. Bank National AssociationView ↗
Mar 29, 2023Mortgage assignmentVelocity Commercial Capital, LLCView ↗
Oct 29, 2021Satisfaction of mortgageJpmorgan Chase Bank, Na.View ↗
Sep 28, 2021Mortgage$737,500Express Capital Financing, Plaza 18 LLCView ↗
Oct 24, 2012Mortgage$350,000Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Apr 21, 2006Satisfaction of mortgageWells Fargo Bank NaView ↗
Apr 7, 2006Satisfaction of mortgageKhezri, SiamakView ↗
Apr 7, 2006Mortgage$330,000Khezri, SiamakView ↗
Jul 26, 2005Mortgage assignmentWells Fargo Bank Minnesota Na, As Trustee F/K/A, Wells Fargo Bank Na, Successor By Merger To, Reg Hldrs Home Eq Loan Asset-Bckd Cert Ser 2004-2, Norwest Bank Minnesota, Na, As Trustee For TheView ↗
Apr 30, 2004Mortgage$210,000Delta Funding CorporationView ↗
Oct 20, 1975MortgageClarke SylvanView ↗
Sep 30, 1968MortgageHoran ThomasView ↗
Mortgage assignmentCentral Funding Company, Columbia Capital Co.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentCentral Funding Company, Columbia Capital CoView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageHoran, ThomasView ↗
Mortgage$3,000Claude J Mckay CORPView ↗
Mortgage$55,000Gaitor, EthelView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.