Is 242 Howard Ave rent stabilized?
242 Howard Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11233). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1907.
Also written as 242 Howard Avenue — or 242 Howard Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East), where the median building has 7. It went up in 1907, 24 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 212 such buildings among the 818 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Tenants have filed 394 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11233 |
| Year built | 1907 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, J-51 |
| BBL | 3015240031 |
Owner & management
| Owner | HOWARD AVENUE RESIDENCE LLC 829 KENT AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | Naftali Horowitz |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 2 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 394 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 15, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 242 Howard Ave rent stabilized?
242 Howard Ave in Bed-Stuy (East), 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 242 Howard Ave?
242 Howard Ave (BBL 3015240031) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1907, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.