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, and 56 of them are still open. HPD issued 21 new violations at the address 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 · 21 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 10 open / 1550 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 14, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 196 Clinton Ave rent stabilized?
196 Clinton Ave in Clinton Hill, 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 196 Clinton Ave?
196 Clinton Ave (BBL 3019010007) has about 98 residential apartments and was built in 1903, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.