Is 42 Lewis Ave rent stabilized?
42 Lewis Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11206). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 42 Lewis Avenue — or 42 Lewis Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East), where the median building has 7. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 57 violations on record at the address, 22 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 3 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 82 HPD complaints at the address, 6 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11206 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3015850036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | LEXINGTON AVENUE LP 249 MALCOLM X BLVD · Brooklyn, NY 11233 |
| Managing agent | NMD LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 57 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 82 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 31, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 42 Lewis Ave rent stabilized?
42 Lewis Ave in Bed-Stuy (East), 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 42 Lewis Ave?
42 Lewis Ave (BBL 3015850036) 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.