Is 542 Ovington Ave rent stabilized?
542 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 542 Ovington Avenue — or 542 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 1 open violation here, about one for every 6 apartments — below the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 10 HPD complaints at the address, none of them 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 | 3058930029 |
Owner & management
| Owner | M I J DISTRIBUTORS LTD 542 OVINGTON AVE · BKLYN, NY 11219 |
| Managing agent | JOHN GENTILE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 1 open / 10 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 10 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 22, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 542 Ovington Ave rent stabilized?
542 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 542 Ovington Ave?
542 Ovington Ave (BBL 3058930029) 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.