Is 553 E 2nd St rent stabilized?
553 E 2nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1923.
Also written as 553 East 2nd Street — or 553 E 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it is smaller than 62% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. Its 1923 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 12 open violations here, about 0.8 per apartment — close to the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 212 violations on record at the address, 50 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 23 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1923 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053860081 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ESTIE REALTY CO LP 1360 EAST 14 STREET · Brooklyn, NY 11230 |
| Managing agent | US REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 12 open / 212 total · 23 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 4 open / 247 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 8, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 553 E 2nd St rent stabilized?
553 E 2nd St in Kensington, 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 553 E 2nd St?
553 E 2nd St (BBL 3053860081) has about 16 residential apartments and was built in 1923, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.