121-16 197th Street, Queens

A 1920 single-family home where street-level vehicle issues carry the neighborhood read.

A 1920 single-family house in St. Albans, Queens, where the building itself generates almost no paper trail. Because it's a standalone single-family residence, there are no shared hall friction points or tenant-vs-landlord filings to track. The read here comes entirely from street-level patterns on the surrounding blocks. Two things to know:

Curb space and hydrants see constant friction nearby. Within three blocks of the house, residents logged 34 illegal parking calls over the last year. The issue is mainly blocked hydrants (18 calls) and crosswalks rather than overnight commercial storage, showing local curb enforcement friction rather than heavy commercial staging.

Abandoned and derelict cars are a recurring theme within three blocks. The surrounding area shows a distinct pattern of vehicle abandonment, with 26 derelict vehicle calls and 16 abandoned vehicle complaints within three blocks over the last 12 months. Together with 14 blocked driveway calls, street parking management is the primary lived-experience factor in the immediate area.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 9 illegal dumping calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, mostly along curb lines.
• 7 residential noise complaints were recorded within three blocks in the past year, reflecting low residential noise density.

121-16 197th Street is a single-family home in Queens, New York City (BBL 4126820075). This building is associated with David Anthony Douglas. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this single-family home sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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