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 33 open violations here, about 1.4 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, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 33 new violations at the address 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 | 33 open / 161 total · 33 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 79 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 12, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 556 E 4th St rent stabilized?
556 E 4th 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 B. 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 556 E 4th St?
556 E 4th St (BBL 3053720041) has about 23 residential apartments and was built in 1921, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.