196 Court Street
196 Court Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, and 13 of 14 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (77/100).
Mixed residential & commercial · 14 units · Built 1898
StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 77/100)
- 6 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
- No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- 13 of 14 units are rent-stabilized.
Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.
- Repairs: Medium (6 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: High (9 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 188 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-05-28. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 22 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.
- Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 10), issued 2011-03-24. HPD violation 8868447
- Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 10, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 10), issued 2004-12-27. HPD violation 5261785
- Class A: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF A DOOR SWEEP IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2019-08-29. HPD violation 13242010
- Class A: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2019-08-29. HPD violation 13242004
- Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2019-08-26. HPD violation 13242219
- Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY (apt 5), issued 2002-05-28. HPD violation 4218778
311 housing complaints
0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.
Bedbugs
The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.
- 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units
Buildings department (DOB)
9 open DOB violations, 7 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 14 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.
Evictions and housing court
0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.
Rent stabilization
13 of 14 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).
Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 13 in 2024, 13 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: 196 COURT ST LLC. Head officer: ABDUJALIL MOHAMED. Managing agent: SALAH MOHAMED. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Nov 6, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 3003020039, HPD building ID 226701. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Bergen St (F, G), 4 min walk
- Borough Hall (4, 5), 8 min walk
- Borough Hall (2, 3), 9 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 6 open (2 class B, 4 class A) | −18 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | None | 0 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | 9 open DOB violations, 7 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000 | −5 |
Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.