Is 551 Ridgewood Ave rent stabilized?
551 Ridgewood Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn (11208). It has about 9 apartments, built in 1921.
Also written as 551 Ridgewood Avenue — or 551 Ridgewood Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208.
How this building compares
With about 9 apartments it sits near the middle of the 105 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Cypress Hills, where the median building has 6. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 2.7 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 38 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 4 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 39 HPD complaints at the address, 10 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Cypress Hills |
| ZIP | 11208 |
| Year built | 1921 |
| Apartments | 9 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3041220001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 551 RIDGEWOOD REALTY INC. 8 DARBY DRIVE · Huntington, Sta, NY 11746 |
| Managing agent | 551 Ridgewood Realty Inc. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 38 total · 4 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 39 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 17, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 551 Ridgewood Ave rent stabilized?
551 Ridgewood Ave in Cypress Hills, 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 551 Ridgewood Ave?
551 Ridgewood Ave (BBL 3041220001) has about 9 residential apartments and was built in 1921, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.