Is 196 Clinton Ave rent stabilized?
196 Clinton Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (11205). It has about 98 apartments, built in 1903.
Also written as 196 Clinton Avenue — or 196 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
How this building compares
With about 98 apartments it is larger than 93% of the 201 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Clinton Hill. It went up in 1903, 22 years before the 1925 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 148 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 563 violations on record at the address, 134 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1,548 HPD complaints at the address, 73 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Clinton Hill |
| ZIP | 11205 |
| Year built | 1903 |
| Apartments | 98 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3019010007 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SYLVIA RAY ASSOC INC 1303 53RD ST #257 · BKLYN, NY 11219 |
| Managing agent | SYLVIA RAY ASSOC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 148 open / 563 total · 24 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 8 open / 1548 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 14, 2025 |