Is 256 Sumner Ave rent stabilized?
256 Sumner Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 256 Sumner Avenue — or 256 Sumner Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
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. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 38 open violations here, about 6.3 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 46 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 140 HPD complaints at the address, 5 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3018060039 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 174 STREET HOLDINGS LLC. 88-02 136 STREET · Richmond Hill, NY 11418 |
| Managing agent | 174 STREET HOLDINGS LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 38 open / 46 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 140 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 22, 2025 |