Is 159 Macdougal St rent stabilized?
159 Macdougal St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn (11233). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1909.
Also written as 159 Macdougal Street — or 159 Macdougal St, Brooklyn, NY 11233.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 353 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Ocean Hill, where the median building has 8. Its 1909 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 12 open violations here, about 2.0 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 44 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 10 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Ocean Hill |
| ZIP | 11233 |
| Year built | 1909 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3015260046 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP 294 SUMPTER ST #1ST FL · BROOKLYN, NY 11233 |
| Managing agent | URBAN STRATEGIES MANAGEMENT CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 12 open / 44 total · 10 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 115 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 3, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 Macdougal St rent stabilized?
159 Macdougal St in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 Macdougal St?
159 Macdougal St (BBL 3015260046) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1909, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.