Is 159 E 96th St rent stabilized?
159 E 96th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 42 apartments, built in 1926.
Also written as 159 East 96th Street — or 159 E 96th St, Brooklyn, NY 11212.
How this building compares
With about 42 apartments it is larger than 77% of the 172 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flatbush-Remsen Village. Its 1926 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 69 open violations here, about 1.6 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 896 violations on record at the address, 201 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 23 of them are still open. HPD issued 39 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Remsen Village |
| ZIP | 11212 |
| Year built | 1926 |
| Apartments | 42 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3046150041 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 96 EAST REALTY LLC 438 KINGSTON AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11225 |
| Managing agent | 96 EAST REALTY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 69 open / 896 total · 39 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 11 open / 1547 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 E 96th St rent stabilized?
159 E 96th St in East Flatbush-Remsen Village, 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 96th St?
159 E 96th St (BBL 3046150041) has about 42 residential apartments and was built in 1926, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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