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. HPD lists 657 open violations here, about 54.8 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 1,587 violations on record at the address, 653 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 254 of them are still open. HPD issued 108 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 1,344 HPD complaints at the address, 57 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 | 657 open / 1587 total · 108 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1344 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 7, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 553 Howard Ave rent stabilized?
553 Howard Ave in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 Howard Ave?
553 Howard Ave (BBL 3014760006) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.