Is 157 Jefferson Ave rent stabilized?
157 Jefferson Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 157 Jefferson Avenue — or 157 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
It went up in 1900, 31 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Bed-Stuy (West). HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 55 violations on record at the address, 10 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 3 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 62 HPD complaints at the address, 9 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3018270074 |
Owner & management
| Owner | RF JEFFERSON HOLDING, LLC 204 WALWORTH STREET · BROOKLYN, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | JOE FRIED |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 55 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 62 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 24, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 157 Jefferson Ave rent stabilized?
157 Jefferson Ave in Bed-Stuy (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 157 Jefferson Ave?
157 Jefferson Ave (BBL 3018270074) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.