Is 188 S 3rd St rent stabilized?
188 S 3rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (11211). It has about 41 apartments, built in 1924.
Also written as 188 South 3rd Street — or 188 S 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
How this building compares
With about 41 apartments it is larger than 85% of the 620 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Williamsburg. Its 1924 construction date sits close to the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 9 open violations here, about one for every 5 apartments — above the one for every 10 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 516 violations on record at the address, 166 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. HPD issued 23 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Williamsburg |
| ZIP | 11211 |
| Year built | 1924 |
| Apartments | 41 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3024320012 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SOUTH LOFTS LLC 735 BEDFORD AVE #4 · BROOKLYN, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | MORDECHAI KATZ |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 9 open / 516 total · 23 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 13 open / 1599 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 19, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 188 S 3rd St rent stabilized?
188 S 3rd St in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 188 S 3rd St?
188 S 3rd St (BBL 3024320012) has about 41 residential apartments and was built in 1924, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.