Is 279 Classon Ave rent stabilized?
279 Classon Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (11205). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1940.
Also written as 279 Classon Avenue — or 279 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 201 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Clinton Hill, where the median building has 10. It went up in 1940, 15 years after the 1925 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 20 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. Tenants have filed 18 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Clinton Hill |
| ZIP | 11205 |
| Year built | 1940 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3019240010 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CYNTHIA WILTSHIRE 110-23 198TH STREET · HOLLIS, NY 11412 |
| Managing agent | DEREK WILTSHIRE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 20 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 18 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 11, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 279 Classon Ave rent stabilized?
279 Classon Ave in Clinton Hill, 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 279 Classon Ave?
279 Classon Ave (BBL 3019240010) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1940, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.