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. Its 1921 construction date sits close to the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 22 open violations here, about 2.4 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 36 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. 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 | 22 open / 36 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 39 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 17, 2025 |