Is 556 E 4th St rent stabilized?
556 E 4th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 23 apartments, built in 1921.
Also written as 556 East 4th Street — or 556 E 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 23 apartments it sits near the middle of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington, where the median building has 31. Its 1921 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 34 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 161 violations on record at the address, 56 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 79 HPD complaints at the address, 15 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1921 |
| Apartments | 23 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3053720041 |
Owner & management
| Owner | DAVID CHAN |
| Managing agent | RAY CHEN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 34 open / 161 total · 33 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 79 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 12, 2025 |