Is 197 To 213 E 2nd St rent stabilized?
197 To 213 E 2nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 48 apartments, built in 1937.
Also written as 197 To 213 East 2nd Street — or 197 To 213 E 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 48 apartments it is larger than 65% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. Its 1937 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 50 open violations here, about 1.0 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 174 violations on record at the address, 38 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 19 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1937 |
| Apartments | 48 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053250065 |
Owner & management
| Owner | RB FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST 4811 13 AVE · BROOKLYN, NY 11219 |
| Managing agent | ROSA REALTY |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 50 open / 174 total · 19 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 269 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 13, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 197 To 213 E 2nd St rent stabilized?
197 To 213 E 2nd St in Kensington, 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 197 To 213 E 2nd St?
197 To 213 E 2nd St (BBL 3053250065) has about 48 residential apartments and was built in 1937, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.