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). Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 40 open violations here, about 2.4 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 166 violations on record at the address, 48 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 749 HPD complaints at the address, 21 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 | 40 open / 166 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 749 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 5, 2026 |