Is 221 E 5th St rent stabilized?
221 E 5th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1926.
Also written as 221 East 5th Street — or 221 E 5th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is smaller than 68% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. Its 1926 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — below the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 53 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 56 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1926 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053280079 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 221 EAST 5TH STREET LLC 225 WEST 35TH STREET #14TH F · New York, NY 10001 |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 53 total |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 56 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 27, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 221 E 5th St rent stabilized?
221 E 5th 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 221 E 5th St?
221 E 5th St (BBL 3053280079) has about 12 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.