Is 438 Union Ave rent stabilized?
438 Union Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (11211). It has about 13 apartments, built in 2021.
Also written as 438 Union Avenue — or 438 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
How this building compares
With about 13 apartments it sits near the middle of the 620 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Williamsburg, where the median building has 9. It went up in 2021, 106 years after the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 258 such buildings among the 624 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 39 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 14 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Williamsburg |
| ZIP | 11211 |
| Year built | 2021 |
| Apartments | 13 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX, 421-A (16) |
| BBL | 3027610005 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 438 UNION AVE LLC 836 Dekalb Avenue #Com 3 · Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
| Managing agent | CHARLES SCHWARTZ |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 39 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 14 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 23, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 438 Union Ave rent stabilized?
438 Union Ave in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX and 421-A (16). 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 438 Union Ave?
438 Union Ave (BBL 3027610005) has about 13 residential apartments and was built in 2021, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.