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, and 58 of them are still open. HPD issued 130 new violations at the address 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 · 130 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 22 open / 708 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 178 Ocean Pkwy rent stabilized?
178 Ocean Pkwy in Kensington, 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 178 Ocean Pkwy?
178 Ocean Pkwy (BBL 3053280037) has about 96 residential apartments and was built in 1928, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.