Is 654 Jamaica Ave rent stabilized?
654 Jamaica Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn (11208). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1905.
Also written as 654 Jamaica Avenue — or 654 Jamaica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208.
How this building compares
It went up in 1905, 16 years before the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Cypress Hills. HPD lists 5 open violations here, about 0.8 per apartment — below the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 138 violations on record at the address, 14 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 86 HPD complaints at the address, 7 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Cypress Hills |
| ZIP | 11208 |
| Year built | 1905 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3041010012 |
Owner & management
| Owner | JAMAICA ESTATES 2, LLC 88 Heyward street · Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
| Managing agent | Abe Lichtenstein |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 5 open / 138 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 3 open / 86 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 11, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 654 Jamaica Ave rent stabilized?
654 Jamaica Ave in Cypress Hills, 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 654 Jamaica Ave?
654 Jamaica Ave (BBL 3041010012) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1905, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.