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 — 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 — above the 1.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 96 violations on record at the address, 27 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 21 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Rugby |
| ZIP | 11203 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3048600038 |
Owner & management
| Owner | L.R.TOWNSEND LLC 115 BUCKINGHAM RD · BROOKLYN, NY 11226 |
| Managing agent | PATRICK JAMES |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 41 open / 96 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 454 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 4, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 E 39th St rent stabilized?
159 E 39th 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 159 E 39th St?
159 E 39th St (BBL 3048600038) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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