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, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 5 new violations at the address 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 · 5 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 127 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 3, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 656 Jamaica Ave rent stabilized?
656 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 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 656 Jamaica Ave?
656 Jamaica Ave (BBL 3041010014) has about 5 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.