Is 171 Van Buren St rent stabilized?
171 Van Buren St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 171 Van Buren Street — or 171 Van Buren St, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it is larger than 87% of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East). HPD lists 115 open violations here, about 6.4 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 247 violations on record at the address, 57 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 19 of them are still open. HPD issued 76 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 233 HPD complaints at the address, 23 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3016090079 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC 826 BROADWAY #11TH F · NEW YORK, NY 10003 |
| Managing agent | LISA MANAGEMENT INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 115 open / 247 total · 76 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 233 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 12, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 171 Van Buren St rent stabilized?
171 Van Buren St in Bed-Stuy (East), 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 171 Van Buren St?
171 Van Buren St (BBL 3016090079) has about 18 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.