Is 261 Flatbush Ave rent stabilized?
261 Flatbush Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (11217). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 261 Flatbush Avenue — or 261 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 83% of the 262 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Prospect Heights. It went up in 1931, 16 years after the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 6 open violations here, about 1.0 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 17 violations on record at the address, 4 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 75 HPD complaints at the address, 10 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Prospect Heights |
| ZIP | 11217 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, TENETS, ROOMING HOUSE |
| BBL | 3011430004 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MOKTHAR ISSA 261 FLATBUSH AVE. · Brooklyn, NY 11217 |
| Managing agent | 261 FLATBUSH AV CORPORATION |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 6 open / 17 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 75 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 26, 2025 |