Is 538 Ovington Ave rent stabilized?
538 Ovington Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (11209). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 538 Ovington Avenue — or 538 Ovington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 692 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bay Ridge, where the median building has 7. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1928 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 128 open violations here, about 21.3 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 168 violations on record at the address, 48 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 34 of them are still open. HPD issued 3 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bay Ridge |
| ZIP | 11209 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3058930027 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 538 OVINGTON AVE LLC 538 OVINGTON AVE · BROOKLYN, NY 11209 |
| Managing agent | MICHAEL LIADIS |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 128 open / 168 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 139 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 17, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 538 Ovington Ave rent stabilized?
538 Ovington Ave in Bay Ridge, 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 538 Ovington Ave?
538 Ovington Ave (BBL 3058930027) 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.