Is 161 Lafayette Ave rent stabilized?
161 Lafayette Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn (11238). It has about 9 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 161 Lafayette Avenue — or 161 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Fort Greene. HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 3.0 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Tenants have filed 22 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Fort Greene |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 9 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3021030061 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SHINN BACK 5215 7TH AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11220 |
| Managing agent | BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 37 total |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 22 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 21, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 161 Lafayette Ave rent stabilized?
161 Lafayette Ave in Fort Greene, 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 161 Lafayette Ave?
161 Lafayette Ave (BBL 3021030061) has about 9 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.