198 West 9th Street
198 West 9th Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has 4 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 7 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).
Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1920
StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)
- 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
- No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- 7 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.
More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.
- Repairs: Medium (4 open, 3 class C), 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: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
4 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-09-05. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 2 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.
- Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, kitchen, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16210105
- Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16210518
- Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 2nd DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7), issued 2023-09-05. HPD violation 16210107
- Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7), issued 2024-09-20. HPD violation 17283833
311 housing complaints
0 in the last 12 months, 2 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year
Buildings department (DOB)
1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 6 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
7 of 8 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: 7 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: 198 WEST 9STREET LLC. Head officer: MUAREM MARKE. Managing agent: MUAREM MARKE. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Jul 1, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 3004780020, HPD building ID 392802. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Smith-9 Sts (F, G), 3 min walk
- Carroll St (F, G), 8 min walk
- 4 Av-9 St (F, G), 11 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 4 open (3 class C, 1 class A) | −27 |
| 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 | 1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000 | −3 |
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.