197 Ross Street
Brooklyn · South Williamsburg, NY 11211
197 Ross Street is a 3-apartment building in South Williamsburg, built in 1900, managed by Mfu 5-22 Residence Trust. The City has 7 open housing-code violations on file for it, one of them immediately hazardous, about 2.3 per apartment, roughly three times the neighborhood norm for a building this size (HPD, as of 27 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by Mfu 5-22 Residence Trust
No tenant reviews yet
The City’s record below shows what inspectors found. It can’t tell anyone whether the heat actually works, how long the super takes, or whether management picks up the phone. Only someone who lived here can.
- Units
- 3
- Year built
- 1900
- Neighborhood
- South Williamsburg
- Borough
- Brooklyn
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
0tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year
7open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 2.3 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 1
- Hazardous
- 4
- Non-hazardous
- 2
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings2
- Electrical2
- Heat or hot water1
- Other repairs1
- Smoke and CO alarms1
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026
What tenants say
Nobody has written about 197 Ross Street yet.
Does the heat hold in January? How long does the super take? Does management answer the phone, and were you charged what you expected? No public record answers any of that. Only someone who lived here can.
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