Is 138 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
138 Saint Nicholas Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn (11237). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 138 Saint Nicholas Avenue — or 138 Saint Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237.
How this building compares
HPD lists 46 open violations here, about 7.7 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in Bushwick (West). Of the 119 violations on record at the address, 30 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 15 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 120 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (West) |
| ZIP | 11237 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3032490032 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 138 GROUP LLC 164 CLYMER STREET · Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
| Managing agent | 138 GROUP LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 46 open / 119 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 120 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 6, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 138 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
138 Saint Nicholas Ave in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 138 Saint Nicholas Ave?
138 Saint Nicholas Ave (BBL 3032490032) has about 6 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.