197 Madison Street
Brooklyn · 11216 · BBL 3018170065 · look up another building
One open class I violation here, the grade the city uses when it orders part of a building vacated.
Most recent filing on this building: a deed, July 15, 2026
197 Madison Street is a one and two family building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ZIP 11216. City records date it to 1899 and count a single home. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $142K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Who owns 197 Madison Street
The most recent recorded deed is dated Jul 15, 2026, transferring the lot to a private individual for a stated $2.7M. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 197 Madison Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Sales and ownership history at 197 Madison Street
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Private individualDEED from Private individual | Jul 15, 2026 | $2.7M |
| Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems INCASST from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC | Apr 15, 2026 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 197 Madison Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $142K for the 2026 tax year. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 197 Madison Street
No executed eviction is on record at 197 Madison Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 197 Madison Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 197 Madison Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 197 Madison Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 1 violation against this building, of which 1 remains unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 11216. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 197 Madison Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Nov 24, 2025 | I |
The 1 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 1 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 197 Madison Street
12 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 197 Madison Street compares in 11216
PulseCities tracks 6,076 lots in 11216, of which 217 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 434 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11216 scores 51.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 15 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Bedford-Stuyvesant →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 7 other addresses on tax block 1817 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 197 Madison Street
Who owns 197 Madison Street?
The most recent deed on file for 197 Madison Street names a private individual. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Jul 15, 2026.
How much did 197 Madison Street sell for?
The most recent deed states a consideration of $2.7M, recorded Jul 15, 2026 in ACRIS. Stated consideration is what the parties filed, and it can differ from the economics of the deal.
Have there been evictions at 197 Madison Street?
No executed eviction at 197 Madison Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 197 Madison Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 197 Madison Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 197 Madison Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $142K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 197 Madison Street?
11216 (Bedford-Stuyvesant) scores 51.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.