Is 253 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
253 Saint Nicholas Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn (11237). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 253 Saint Nicholas Avenue — or 253 Saint Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is larger than 78% of the 1,195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bushwick (West). HPD lists 6 open violations here, about 0.8 per apartment — close to the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 13 violations on record at the address, 1 is class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and it is still open. Tenants have filed 6 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (West) |
| ZIP | 11237 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3033120004 |
Owner & management
| Owner | NOHARI ALVAREZ 253 ST NICHOLAS AVE #1R · BROOKLYN, NY 11237 |
| Managing agent | SEEPERSAUD CHANDERDATT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 6 open / 13 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 6 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 253 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
253 Saint Nicholas Ave in Bushwick (West), 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 253 Saint Nicholas Ave?
253 Saint Nicholas Ave (BBL 3033120004) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.