Is 178 Ocean Pkwy rent stabilized?
178 Ocean Pkwy is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 96 apartments, built in 1928.
Also written as 178 Ocean Parkway — or 178 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 96 apartments it is larger than 92% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. Its 1928 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 187 open violations here, about 1.9 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 619 violations on record at the address, 191 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 707 HPD complaints at the address, 88 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1928 |
| Apartments | 96 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053280037 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 178 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC 5918 23RD AVENUE #BASE · BKLYN, NY 11204 |
| Managing agent | YAKOV GELB |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 187 open / 619 total · 154 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 21 open / 707 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 30, 2025 |