Is 189 Newport St rent stabilized?
189 Newport St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 3 apartments, built in 2003.
Also written as 189 Newport Street — or 189 Newport St, Brooklyn, NY 11212.
How this building compares
With about 3 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 175 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Brownsville. It went up in 2003, 73 years after the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 31 such buildings among the 175 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 43 violations on record at the address, 7 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 31 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Brownsville |
| ZIP | 11212 |
| Year built | 2003 |
| Apartments | 3 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 3036020001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MITSOU TOUNKARA 1979 PACIFIC ST #1 · BROOKLYN, NY 11233 |
| Managing agent | ABOUBACAR TOUNKARA |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 43 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 31 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 189 Newport St rent stabilized?
189 Newport St in Brownsville, 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 421-A (1-15). 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 Newport St?
189 Newport St (BBL 3036020001) has about 3 residential apartments and was built in 2003, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.