Is 156 E 21st St rent stabilized?
156 E 21st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Flatbush, Brooklyn (11226). It has about 38 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 156 East 21st Street — or 156 E 21st St, Brooklyn, NY 11226.
How this building compares
With about 38 apartments it sits near the middle of the 564 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Flatbush, where the median building has 35. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 103 open violations here, about 2.7 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 2,331 violations on record at the address, 905 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 2,603 HPD complaints at the address, 182 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Flatbush |
| ZIP | 11226 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 38 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3050810039 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 156 E 21 LLC 169 Washington Park #1A · Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | Adel Alahwas |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 103 open / 2331 total · 93 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 14 open / 2603 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 8, 2025 |