Is 669 E 5th St rent stabilized?
669 E 5th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 34 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 669 East 5th Street — or 669 E 5th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 34 apartments it sits near the middle of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington, where the median building has 31. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 43 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 421 violations on record at the address, 105 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 9 of them are still open. HPD issued 22 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 34 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053990001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ESTIE REALTY CO LP 1360 EAST 14TH STREET #101 · Brooklyn, NY 11230 |
| Managing agent | US REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 43 open / 421 total · 22 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 257 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 27, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 669 E 5th St rent stabilized?
669 E 5th St in Kensington, 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 669 E 5th St?
669 E 5th St (BBL 3053990001) has about 34 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.