Is 159 E 39th St rent stabilized?
159 E 39th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn (11203). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 159 East 39th Street โ or 159 E 39th St, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it sits near the middle of the 208 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flatbush-Rugby, where the median building has 7. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 41 open violations here, about 3.4 per apartment โ above the 1.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 96 violations on record at the address, 27 are class C โ HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 454 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Rugby |
| ZIP | 11203 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes โ DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3048600038 |
Owner & management
| Owner | L.R.TOWNSEND LLC 115 BUCKINGHAM RD ยท BROOKLYN, NY 11226 |
| Managing agent | PATRICK JAMES |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 41 open / 96 total ยท 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 454 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 4, 2025 |
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