Is 56 S Portland Ave rent stabilized?
56 S Portland Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Fort Greene, Brooklyn (11217). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1883.
Also written as 56 South Portland Avenue — or 56 S Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it sits near the middle of the 164 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Fort Greene, where the median building has 9. It went up in 1883, 37 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 2.7 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 32 violations on record at the address, 3 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Fort Greene |
| ZIP | 11217 |
| Year built | 1883 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3020990070 |
Owner & management
| Owner | JOHN DIETZE 56 SOUTH PORTLAND AVE #1 · BROOKLYN, NY 11217 |
| Managing agent | JOHN DIETZE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 32 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 27, 2025 |