Is 1656 Dekalb Ave rent stabilized?
1656 Dekalb Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn (11237). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 1656 Dekalb Avenue — or 1656 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 1,195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bushwick (West), where the median building has 6. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 93 open violations here, about 15.5 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 115 violations on record at the address, 37 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 110 HPD complaints at the address, 59 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (West) |
| ZIP | 11237 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3032490024 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 1656 DEKALB MEMBERS LLC 9 E 37th #FL 6 · New York, NY 10016 |
| Managing agent | EXL MANAGEMENT LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 93 open / 115 total · 32 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 110 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 20, 2025 |