Is 898 Rockaway Ave rent stabilized?
898 Rockaway Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn (11212). It has about 3 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 898 Rockaway Avenue — or 898 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212.
How this building compares
With about 3 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 175 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Brownsville. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about 2.3 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 28 violations on record at the address, 6 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 39 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Brownsville |
| ZIP | 11212 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 3 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3036250036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | JOE CENTRAL LLC 2 2 KINGSLAND AVE · Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
| Managing agent | JOE CENTRAL LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 28 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 39 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 898 Rockaway Ave rent stabilized?
898 Rockaway Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 898 Rockaway Ave?
898 Rockaway Ave (BBL 3036250036) has about 3 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.