Is 296 E 2nd St rent stabilized?
296 E 2nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 296 East 2nd Street — or 296 E 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 73% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 23 open violations here, about 3.8 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 40 violations on record at the address, 18 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 12 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 26 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053340025 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 296 PROPERTY LLC 4410 3RD AVE · BROOKLYN, NY 11220 |
| Managing agent | QUI LIU |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 23 open / 40 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 26 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 26, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 296 E 2nd St rent stabilized?
296 E 2nd St in Kensington, 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 296 E 2nd St?
296 E 2nd St (BBL 3053340025) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.