Is 137 Watkins St rent stabilized?
137 Watkins St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 3 apartments, built in 2005.
Also written as 137 Watkins Street — or 137 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 6 open violations here, about 2.0 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address 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 |
| BBL | 3035250006 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ERMIL VELAZQUEZ 137 WATKINS STREET · BROOKLYN, NY 11212 |
| Managing agent | ERMIL VELAZQUEZ |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 6 open / 12 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD registration last filed | January 6, 2026 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 137 Watkins St rent stabilized?
137 Watkins St in Brownsville, 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 Watkins St?
137 Watkins St (BBL 3035250006) has about 3 residential apartments and was built in 2005, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.