Is 159 Newell St rent stabilized?
159 Newell St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (11222). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 159 Newell Street — or 159 Newell St, Brooklyn, NY 11222.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 903 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Greenpoint, where the median building has 6. HPD lists 17 open violations here, about 2.1 per apartment — above the one for every 6 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 32 violations on record at the address, 13 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 21 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 59 HPD complaints at the address, 18 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Greenpoint |
| ZIP | 11222 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3026230012 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 159 Newell Street Owner LLC 718 Court St · Brooklyn, NY 11231 |
| Managing agent | Arya Management LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 17 open / 32 total · 21 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 59 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 11, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 159 Newell St rent stabilized?
159 Newell St in Greenpoint, 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 Newell St?
159 Newell St (BBL 3026230012) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.