Seven open Class C violations sit on a single apartment, and heat is an ongoing issue.
This 6-unit Brooklyn pre-war has recent change on paper and severe open violations concentrated inside a single apartment. Seven open housing violations sit on the building right now, and all seven are marked Class C, the immediately hazardous tier. Three things to know:
All seven open Class C violations belong to one unit. In October 2024, inspectors opened six Class C violations specifically for Apt 2F covering roaches, mice, and key-operated locks blocking access to the fire escape. A seventh Class C for heat in the same unit was added in February 2025. None of these seven hazardous violations have been marked cleared.
Heat and hot water calls recur throughout the heating season. The building logged 23 heat and hot water complaints over the last year, stretching from October through May 2026. The calls range from individual apartment outages to building-wide shutoffs. Combined with the open heat violation in unit 2F, winter heating is a persistent weak spot.
The building changed hands in April 2026. Property records show a deed transfer in April 2026 to LT196 LLC for $1.176M, ending long-standing private individual ownership. With six units total, a fresh corporate owner often signals changes in building management or upcoming renovation plans.
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196 Lawrence Avenue is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3054230041). This building is associated with Lt196 LLC. Brix tracks 7 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 59 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 1, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on April 27, 2026 for $1,176,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 1R at 196 Lawrence Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
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