Is 179 Gelston Ave rent stabilized?
179 Gelston Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (11209). It has about 28 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 179 Gelston Avenue — or 179 Gelston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209.
How this building compares
With about 28 apartments it is larger than 70% of the 692 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bay Ridge. Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1928 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 14 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 73 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 35 HPD complaints at the address, 6 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bay Ridge |
| ZIP | 11209 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 28 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3061100014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | GELSTON HOLDINGS LLC 7916 5 AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11209 |
| Managing agent | GELSTON HOLDINGS, LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 14 open / 73 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 35 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 25, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 179 Gelston Ave rent stabilized?
179 Gelston Ave in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 179 Gelston Ave?
179 Gelston Ave (BBL 3061100014) has about 28 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, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.