Is 131 Watkins St rent stabilized?
131 Watkins St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 3 apartments, built in 2005.
Also written as 131 Watkins Street — or 131 Watkins St, Brooklyn, NY 11212.
How this building compares
With about 3 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 175 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Brownsville. It went up in 2005, 75 years after the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 8.0 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 37 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 16 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Brownsville |
| ZIP | 11212 |
| Year built | 2005 |
| Apartments | 3 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 3035250008 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SAPHIRE REALTY GROUP INC 131 CORNELL DRIVE · Commack, NY 11725 |
| Managing agent | SAPHIRE RELTY GROUP INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 37 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 16 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 11, 2025 |