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
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 105 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Cypress Hills, where the median building has 6. Its 1915 construction date sits close to the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. 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. 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 |