Is 261 Buffalo Ave rent stabilized?
261 Buffalo Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn (11213). It has about 36 apartments, built in 1922.
Also written as 261 Buffalo Avenue — or 261 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213.
How this building compares
With about 36 apartments it is larger than 91% of the 1,017 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Crown Heights (North). Its 1922 construction date sits close to the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 21 open violations here, about 0.6 per apartment — close to the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 138 violations on record at the address, 29 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 26 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Crown Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 11213 |
| Year built | 1922 |
| Apartments | 36 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3013870007 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC 826 BROADWAY #11TH F · NEW YORK, NY 10003 |
| Managing agent | LISA MANAGEMENT INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 21 open / 138 total · 26 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 211 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 13, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 261 Buffalo Ave rent stabilized?
261 Buffalo Ave in Crown Heights (North), 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 261 Buffalo Ave?
261 Buffalo Ave (BBL 3013870007) has about 36 residential apartments and was built in 1922, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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