Is 159 Tehama St rent stabilized?
159 Tehama St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 159 Tehama Street — or 159 Tehama St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it is smaller than 62% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 52 open violations here, about 3.2 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 273 violations on record at the address, 79 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 10 of them are still open. HPD issued 47 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053080001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | TEHAMA 36 REALTY LLC 744 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11218 |
| Managing agent | MENDY LOWY |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 52 open / 273 total · 47 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 166 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 25, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 159 Tehama St rent stabilized?
159 Tehama St in Kensington, 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 Tehama St?
159 Tehama St (BBL 3053080001) has about 16 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.