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. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 11 open violations here, about 1.8 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 55 violations on record at the address, 21 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. 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 | 11 open / 55 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 5 open / 82 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 31, 2025 |