Is 1937 78th St rent stabilized?
1937 78th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (11214). It has about 14 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 1937 78th Street — or 1937 78th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214.
How this building compares
With about 14 apartments it sits near the middle of the 486 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bensonhurst, where the median building has 12. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1929 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 1.7 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 56 violations on record at the address, 18 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 86 HPD complaints at the address, 30 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bensonhurst |
| ZIP | 11214 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 14 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3062500061 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MICHELE LENTINI 7918 23RD AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11214 |
| Managing agent | MICHELE LENTINI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 56 total · 20 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 86 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1937 78th St rent stabilized?
1937 78th St in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 1937 78th St?
1937 78th St (BBL 3062500061) has about 14 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, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.