Is 196 Macon St rent stabilized?
196 Macon St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 28 apartments, built in 1863.
Also written as 196 Macon Street — or 196 Macon St, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 28 apartments it is larger than 90% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1863, 68 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 218 such buildings among the 785 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 18 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 23 HPD complaints at the address, 5 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1863 |
| Apartments | 28 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 3018520012 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MGSH PROPERTIES, INC. 85-40 211 STREET · Queens Village, NY 11427 |
| Managing agent | MGSH PROPERTIES, INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 18 total |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 23 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 7, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 196 Macon St rent stabilized?
196 Macon St in Bed-Stuy (West), 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 196 Macon St?
196 Macon St (BBL 3018520012) has about 28 residential apartments and was built in 1863, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.