Is 139 E 53rd St rent stabilized?
139 E 53rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn (11203). It has about 36 apartments, built in 1928.
Also written as 139 East 53rd Street — or 139 E 53rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
How this building compares
With about 36 apartments it is larger than 86% of the 208 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flatbush-Rugby. Its 1928 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 87 open violations here, about 2.4 per apartment — above the 1.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 472 violations on record at the address, 113 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 30 of them are still open. HPD issued 110 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Rugby |
| ZIP | 11203 |
| Year built | 1928 |
| Apartments | 36 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3046400001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | GAN EAST LLC 139 EAST 53 STREET #A1A · Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
| Managing agent | VON WILLMS |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 87 open / 472 total · 110 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 514 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 139 E 53rd St rent stabilized?
139 E 53rd St in East Flatbush-Rugby, 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 139 E 53rd St?
139 E 53rd St (BBL 3046400001) has about 36 residential apartments and was built in 1928, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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