Is 199 Gelston Ave rent stabilized?
199 Gelston Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (11209). It has about 30 apartments, built in 1926.
Also written as 199 Gelston Avenue — or 199 Gelston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209.
How this building compares
With about 30 apartments it is larger than 71% of the 692 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bay Ridge. Its 1926 construction date sits close to the 1928 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 49 open violations here, about 1.6 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 60 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bay Ridge |
| ZIP | 11209 |
| Year built | 1926 |
| Apartments | 30 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3061100006 |
Owner & management
| Owner | JOHN MCKAY LLC 7416 6TH AVE · BROOKLYN, NY 11209 |
| Managing agent | JOHN MCKAY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 49 open / 60 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 30 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 19, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 199 Gelston Ave rent stabilized?
199 Gelston Ave in Bay Ridge, 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 199 Gelston Ave?
199 Gelston Ave (BBL 3061100006) has about 30 residential apartments and was built in 1926, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.