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
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 105 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Cypress Hills, where the median building has 6. Its 1915 construction date sits close to the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. 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. Tenants have filed 56 HPD complaints at the address, 5 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 |