Is 137 Starr St rent stabilized?
137 Starr St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn (11237). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 137 Starr Street — or 137 Starr St, Brooklyn, NY 11237.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is larger than 78% of the 1,195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bushwick (West). HPD lists 70 open violations here, about 8.8 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 106 violations on record at the address, 22 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 11 of them are still open. HPD issued 26 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 121 HPD complaints at the address, 14 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (West) |
| ZIP | 11237 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3031870053 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ARES Real Estate UG & KG 1267 1267 Hancock Street #Apt 2 · Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
| Managing agent | Vankohler LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 70 open / 106 total · 26 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 121 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 137 Starr St rent stabilized?
137 Starr St in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 137 Starr St?
137 Starr St (BBL 3031870053) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.