Is 189 Bedford Ave rent stabilized?
189 Bedford Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (11211). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 189 Bedford Avenue — or 189 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it sits near the middle of the 620 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Williamsburg, where the median building has 9. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 0.8 per apartment — above the one for every 10 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 196 violations on record at the address, 71 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 8 of them are still open. HPD issued 20 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Williamsburg |
| ZIP | 11211 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3023280005 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 189 Bedford Ave NY LLC 704 Dekalb Ave · Brooklyn, NY 11216 |
| Managing agent | Harry Bodansky |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 196 total · 20 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 352 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 6, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 189 Bedford Ave rent stabilized?
189 Bedford Ave in Williamsburg, 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 189 Bedford Ave?
189 Bedford Ave (BBL 3023280005) has about 16 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.