Is 196 Lawrence Ave rent stabilized?
196 Lawrence Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn (11230). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 196 Lawrence Avenue — or 196 Lawrence Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 233 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville. HPD lists 14 open violations here, about 2.3 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 55 violations on record at the address, 24 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 11 of them are still open. HPD issued 11 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 86 HPD complaints at the address, 25 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville |
| ZIP | 11230 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, J-51 |
| BBL | 3054230041 |
Owner & management
| Owner | clare Romero 1242 Bayridge Parkway · Brooklyn, NY 11228 |
| Managing agent | clare Romero |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 14 open / 55 total · 11 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 86 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 17, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 196 Lawrence Ave rent stabilized?
196 Lawrence Ave in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, 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 J-51. 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 Lawrence Ave?
196 Lawrence Ave (BBL 3054230041) has about 6 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.
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