Is 188 Sumner Ave rent stabilized?
188 Sumner Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 17 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 188 Sumner Avenue — or 188 Sumner Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 17 apartments it is larger than 87% of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East). HPD lists 42 open violations here, about 2.5 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 170 violations on record at the address, 48 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 8 of them are still open. HPD issued 7 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 752 HPD complaints at the address, 23 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 17 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3017870037 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 188 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD 858 BECK ST #B2 · Bronx, NY 10459 |
| Managing agent | Greeni Management |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 42 open / 170 total · 7 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 752 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 5, 2026 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 188 Sumner Ave rent stabilized?
188 Sumner Ave in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING B. 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 Sumner Ave?
188 Sumner Ave (BBL 3017870037) has about 17 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.