Is 163 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
163 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn (11225). It has about 85 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 163 Ocean Avenue — or 163 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225.
How this building compares
With about 85 apartments it is larger than 91% of the 399 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate. Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 38 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 135 violations on record at the address, 28 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 504 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate |
| ZIP | 11225 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 85 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, COOP/CONDO PLAN FILE |
| BBL | 3050260011 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 163 OCEAN TENANTS CORP 50 WEST 17TH STREET · New York, NY 10011 |
| Managing agent | ARGO REAL ESTATE LLC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 38 open / 135 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 504 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 24, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 163 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
163 Ocean Ave in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, 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 COOP/CONDO PLAN FILE. 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 163 Ocean Ave?
163 Ocean Ave (BBL 3050260011) has about 85 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.
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