Is 557 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
557 Franklin Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11238). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 557 Franklin Avenue — or 557 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it is larger than 82% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 91 open violations here, about 5.1 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 306 violations on record at the address, 84 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 27 of them are still open. HPD issued 101 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3020210004 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 557 FRANKLIN USA LLC 543 MARCY AVE #31A · Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
| Managing agent | TOM ROSENBERG |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 91 open / 306 total · 101 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 749 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 4, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 557 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
557 Franklin Ave in Bed-Stuy (West), 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 557 Franklin Ave?
557 Franklin Ave (BBL 3020210004) has about 18 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.