Is 656 Jamaica Ave rent stabilized?
656 Jamaica Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn (11208). It has about 5 apartments, built in 1905.
Also written as 656 Jamaica Avenue — or 656 Jamaica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208.
How this building compares
With about 5 apartments it is smaller than 87% of the 105 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Cypress Hills. It went up in 1905, 16 years before the 1921 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about 1.4 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 111 violations on record at the address, 27 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 127 HPD complaints at the address, 16 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Cypress Hills |
| ZIP | 11208 |
| Year built | 1905 |
| Apartments | 5 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3041010014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CYPRESS WEST HDFC 625 JAMAICA AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11208 |
| Managing agent | SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 111 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 127 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 3, 2025 |