Is 1821 Pitkin Ave rent stabilized?
1821 Pitkin Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1905.
Also written as 1821 Pitkin Avenue — or 1821 Pitkin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it is larger than 64% of the 175 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Brownsville. It went up in 1905, 25 years before the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 61 open violations here, about 3.4 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 419 violations on record at the address, 177 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 20 of them are still open. HPD issued 36 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Brownsville |
| ZIP | 11212 |
| Year built | 1905 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3037090232 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SMS REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC 744 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11218 |
| Managing agent | MENDy LOUy |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 61 open / 419 total · 36 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 536 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 30, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 1821 Pitkin Ave rent stabilized?
1821 Pitkin Ave in Brownsville, 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 1821 Pitkin Ave?
1821 Pitkin Ave (BBL 3037090232) has about 18 residential apartments and was built in 1905, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.