Is 159 Columbia St rent stabilized?
159 Columbia St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn (11231). It has about 4 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 159 Columbia Street — or 159 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231.
How this building compares
With about 4 apartments it is smaller than 92% of the 392 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook. It went up in 1900, 20 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about 1.8 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 29 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook |
| ZIP | 11231 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 4 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3003190015 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SOUTH BROOKLYN.RENEWAL HDFC 201 COLUMBIA STREET · BROOKLYN, NY 11231 |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 29 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 38 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 Columbia St rent stabilized?
159 Columbia St in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, 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 159 Columbia St?
159 Columbia St (BBL 3003190015) has about 4 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.
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