Is 553 Howard Ave rent stabilized?
553 Howard Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn (11233). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 553 Howard Avenue — or 553 Howard Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is larger than 69% of the 353 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Ocean Hill. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 655 open violations here, about 54.6 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 1,585 violations on record at the address, 651 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1,334 HPD complaints at the address, 67 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Ocean Hill |
| ZIP | 11233 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3014760006 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 553 HOWARD LLC 188 Pulaski · Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
| Managing agent | 553 HOWARD LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 655 open / 1585 total · 158 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1334 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 7, 2025 |