Is 197 Chestnut St rent stabilized?
197 Chestnut St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn (11208). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1915.
Also written as 197 Chestnut Street — or 197 Chestnut St, Brooklyn, NY 11208.
How this building compares
Its 1915 construction date sits close to the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Cypress Hills. HPD lists 9 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 247 violations on record at the address, 61 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 209 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Cypress Hills |
| ZIP | 11208 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3041280007 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ZANKERA LLC 152-53 10TH AVENUE #252 · Whitestone, NY 11357 |
| Managing agent | ZANKERA LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 9 open / 247 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 209 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 25, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 197 Chestnut St rent stabilized?
197 Chestnut St in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 197 Chestnut St?
197 Chestnut St (BBL 3041280007) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1915, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.