Is 88 1st Pl rent stabilized?
88 1st Pl is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn (11231). It has about 5 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 88 1st Place — or 88 1st Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11231.
How this building compares
With about 5 apartments it is smaller than 91% of the 392 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about 0.8 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 55 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 6 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook |
| ZIP | 11231 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 5 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3003610022 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BEN DICOSTANZO 97 NUGENT ST · STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306 |
| Managing agent | TOM CASUCCI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 55 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 6 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 13, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 88 1st Pl rent stabilized?
88 1st Pl in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, 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 88 1st Pl?
88 1st Pl (BBL 3003610022) has about 5 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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