Is 281 Powell St rent stabilized?
281 Powell St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 3 apartments, built in 2006.
Also written as 281 Powell Street — or 281 Powell St, Brooklyn, NY 11212.
How this building compares
With about 3 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 175 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Brownsville. It went up in 2006, 76 years after the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 11 open violations here, about 3.7 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 36 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 6 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Brownsville |
| ZIP | 11212 |
| Year built | 2006 |
| Apartments | 3 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3037630117 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MELVINA DICK 281 POWELL ST #1 · BROOKLYN, NY 11212 |
| Managing agent | Melvina Dick |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 11 open / 36 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 6 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 10, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 281 Powell St rent stabilized?
281 Powell St in Brownsville, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING B. 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 281 Powell St?
281 Powell St (BBL 3037630117) has about 3 residential apartments and was built in 2006, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.