Is 159 President St rent stabilized?
159 President St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn (11231). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 159 President Street — or 159 President St, Brooklyn, NY 11231.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 392 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, where the median building has 8. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 9 open violations here, about 1.1 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 23 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 127 HPD complaints at the address, 5 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook |
| ZIP | 11231 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3003430036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 159 PRESIDENT ST REALTY CORP 159 PRESIDENT ST · BROOKLYN, NY 11231 |
| Managing agent | 159 PRESIDENT ST REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 9 open / 23 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 127 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 15, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 159 President St rent stabilized?
159 President St in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 President St?
159 President St (BBL 3003430036) has about 8 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, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.
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