Is 501 Surf Ave rent stabilized?
501 Surf Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn (11224). It has about 735 apartments, built in 1964.
Also written as 501 Surf Avenue — or 501 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224.
How this building compares
With about 735 apartments it is the largest of the 71 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Coney Island-Sea Gate. It went up in 1964, 32 years after the 1932 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 97 open violations here, about one for every 8 apartments — below the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 244 violations on record at the address, 50 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 9 of them are still open. HPD issued 11 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Coney Island-Sea Gate |
| ZIP | 11224 |
| Year built | 1964 |
| Apartments | 735 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, NON-EVICT COOP/CONDO |
| BBL | 3072797501 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BOARD FO MANAGERS BRIGHTWATER TOWERS CONDO 601 SURF AVE · Brooklyn, NY 11224 |
| Managing agent | BRIGHTWATER TOWERS CONDO |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 97 open / 244 total · 11 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 736 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 7, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 501 Surf Ave rent stabilized?
501 Surf Ave in Coney Island-Sea Gate, 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 and NON-EVICT COOP/CONDO. 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 501 Surf Ave?
501 Surf Ave (BBL 3072797501) has about 735 residential apartments and was built in 1964, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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