Is 247 Cumberland St rent stabilized?
247 Cumberland St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn (11205). It has about 4 apartments, built in 1850.
Also written as 247 Cumberland Street — or 247 Cumberland St, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
How this building compares
With about 4 apartments it is smaller than 87% of the 164 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Fort Greene. It went up in 1850, 70 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 76 open violations here, about 19.0 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 100 violations on record at the address, 16 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 10 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Fort Greene |
| ZIP | 11205 |
| Year built | 1850 |
| Apartments | 4 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3021020013 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MELECH REALTY CORP 11 LOTUS ST · CEDARHURST, NY 11516 |
| Managing agent | MELECH REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 76 open / 100 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 10 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 7, 2025 |