Is 3 Essex St rent stabilized?
3 Essex St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn (11208). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1915.
Also written as 3 Essex Street — or 3 Essex St, Brooklyn, NY 11208.
How this building compares
Its 1915 construction date sits close to the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Cypress Hills. HPD lists 35 open violations here, about 5.8 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 79 violations on record at the address, 19 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 41 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 56 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Cypress Hills |
| ZIP | 11208 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3039110019 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CORNER ESSEX LLC 149 RODNEY STREET · BROOKLYN, NY 11211 |
| Managing agent | CHAIM FRIEDMAN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 35 open / 79 total · 41 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 56 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 3 Essex St rent stabilized?
3 Essex St in Cypress Hills, 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 3 Essex St?
3 Essex St (BBL 3039110019) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1915, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.