Is 257 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
257 Lexington Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 257 Lexington Avenue — or 257 Lexington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West), where the median building has 8. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 61 violations on record at the address, 6 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 133 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3017970073 |
Owner & management
| Owner | RELEXINGTON PROPERTIES INC. 255 LEXINGTON AVE #1R · Brooklyn, NY 11216 |
| Managing agent | ISAAC BAUM |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 61 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 133 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 23, 2025 |