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197 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3074870BBL 3032810001Block 3281 · Lot 1Built 19313 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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197 Wyckoff Avenue at a glance

197 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn has 5 open city records on file, 4 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 May 8, 2013 for $995,000. The most recent record is dated Mar 23, 2026.

Open Class C
4
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.25
4 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
2
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 23, 2026
DOHMH record

Health score for 197 Wyckoff Avenue

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

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 278 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 4
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 2
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 197 Wyckoff Avenue

278 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 197 Wyckoff Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 11 summonses below, out of $1,750.00 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 197 Wyckoff Avenue
048080731XDec 9, 2023IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCEMar 8, 2024Pending
041849347RAug 4, 2014FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 4, 2014Pending
041753946MFeb 4, 2014RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSMar 7, 2014Pending
041458421HSep 14, 2013FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSOct 15, 2013Pending
041416395HAug 24, 2013IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSSep 24, 2013Pending
011292318YAug 22, 2011CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATIONJan 31, 2012Found in violation
041110563XMay 25, 2008FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 25, 2008Pending
042090723RFeb 27, 2008ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICEAug 11, 2008Pending
042090724ZFeb 27, 2008ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICEAug 11, 2008Pending
0156724380May 19, 2007MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESJun 29, 2007Defaulted (did not respond)
0158166508Jan 22, 2007FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 28, 2007Pending

Ownership history for 197 Wyckoff Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3032810001), 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 197 Wyckoff Avenue
Dec 17, 2013Jan 17, 2014197 Wyckoff Avenue LLCImperatore, JohnDeedView ↗
May 8, 2013May 29, 2013$995,000Imperatore, JohnPark, Cheskin O, Park, SoniaDeedView ↗
Apr 27, 1989May 1, 1989City Of New YorkCommissioner Of FinanceDeedView ↗
May 3, 1983May 10, 1983Park, Cheskin O, Park, SoniaBalin, RubenDeedView ↗
Jul 24, 1979Jul 24, 1979Balin RubenPaul MorrisDeedView ↗

Financing record for 197 Wyckoff 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 197 Wyckoff Avenue
Dec 14, 2023Mortgage assignmentSig Cre 2023 Venture LLCView ↗
Dec 14, 2023Assignment of assignmentSig Cre 2023 Venture LLCView ↗
Mar 12, 2023Mortgage assignmentSignature Bridge Bank, N.A.View ↗
Mar 12, 2023Assignment of assignmentSignature Bridge Bank, N.A.View ↗
Dec 17, 2013Assignment of leases and rents$1,300,000Signature BankView ↗
Dec 17, 2013Mortgage and consolidation$1,300,000Signature BankView ↗
Dec 13, 2013Mortgage assignmentSignature BankView ↗
May 8, 2013Mortgage$1,000,000Fisher, Alan EView ↗
May 8, 2013Assignment of leases and rents$1,000,000Fisher, Alan EView ↗
Jul 24, 1979MortgagePaul MorrisView ↗
Mortgage$70,000Industrial Bank Of Korea New York BranchView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgagePaul, MorrisView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBalin, RubinView ↗
Mortgage$24,500Balin, RubenView ↗

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