Is 279 To 281 Division Ave rent stabilized?
279 To 281 Division Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn (11211). It has about 19 apartments, built in 1905.
Also written as 279 To 281 Division Avenue — or 279 To 281 Division Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
How this building compares
With about 19 apartments it is larger than 63% of the 98 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in South Williamsburg. It went up in 1905, 89 years before the 1994 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 25 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 271 violations on record at the address, 60 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | South Williamsburg |
| ZIP | 11211 |
| Year built | 1905 |
| Apartments | 19 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX, J-51 |
| BBL | 3021520030 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SHIA MEISELS 246 246 LYNCH STREET #1A · Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
| Managing agent | EMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 25 open / 271 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 167 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 279 To 281 Division Ave rent stabilized?
279 To 281 Division Ave in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX and J-51. 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 To 281 Division Ave?
279 To 281 Division Ave (BBL 3021520030) has about 19 residential apartments and was built in 1905, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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