Is 944 Kent Ave rent stabilized?
944 Kent Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11205). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 944 Kent Avenue — or 944 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
How this building compares
Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Bed-Stuy (West). HPD lists 29 open violations here, about 3.6 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 50 violations on record at the address, 10 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 5 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 134 HPD complaints at the address, 4 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11205 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3019250039 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 944 KENT LLC 578 BEDFORD AVENUE #5E · Brooklyn, NY 11249 |
| Managing agent | 944 KENT LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 29 open / 50 total · 5 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 134 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 15, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 944 Kent Ave rent stabilized?
944 Kent Ave in Bed-Stuy (West), 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 944 Kent Ave?
944 Kent Ave (BBL 3019250039) has about 8 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.