Paperwork filings lag at home while street-level air and noise calls cluster nearby.
A three-family Bedford-Stuyvesant townhouse built in 1899 where housing code filings are strictly procedural, but surrounding block activity shows clear air quality and noise signals. Three things to know:
Open code issues reflect missing annual paperwork, not physical defects. The property carries eight open code violations, but they are entirely procedural: four for unfiled annual bedbug reports and four for failing to file a valid property registration statement. There are zero open physical repair or hazardous condition violations on the house.
Surrounding air quality and food establishment calls point to exhaust bleed. Within three blocks over the past year, residents logged 5 food establishment calls and 5 indoor air quality complaints. These signals often trace to commercial kitchen venting or shared exhaust lines that bleed into residential units.
Curb blocking and late-night noise drive calls on surrounding streets. In the three blocks around the building, neighbors logged 75 illegal parking calls (mostly blocked hydrants and double parking) and 49 residential noise complaints, driven by loud music and parties. The house stays out of these calls, but street activity is frequent.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
198 Van Buren Street is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3016140017). This building is associated with Key, Anthony. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1899, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on September 16, 2020 for $27,481.79, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 42/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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