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. 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, and 4 of them are still open. 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 256 Sumner Ave rent stabilized?
256 Sumner 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 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 256 Sumner Ave?
256 Sumner Ave (BBL 3018060039) has about 6 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.