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1196 Brook Avenue

A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1909, in the Bronx, NY 10456.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

8open HPD violations6 immediately hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
21rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2018
Nonehousing court cases in 5 years10 older

1196 Brook Avenue has 8 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 1194-1196 BROOK CORP. 21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2018.

Does 1196 Brook Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 8 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most6
B, hazardous30 days2
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days0

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 1196 Brook Avenue?

1196 Brook Avenue is registered with HPD to 1194-1196 BROOK CORP. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

Housing court and evictions

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 10 older cases, the latest from 2015.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 22% of residential buildings in 10456 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1196 Brook Avenue rent stabilized?

21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02393-0006.