Is 978 Kent Ave rent stabilized?
978 Kent Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11205). It has about 11 apartments, built in 2021.
Also written as 978 Kent Avenue — or 978 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
How this building compares
With about 11 apartments it is larger than 70% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 2021, 90 years after the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 10 open violations here, about 0.9 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 16 violations on record at the address, 6 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 11 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11205 |
| Year built | 2021 |
| Apartments | 11 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, 421-A (16) |
| BBL | 3019250056 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 978 KENT HOLDINGS LLC 4722 18TH AVE · Brooklyn, NY 11204 |
| Managing agent | WATERSTONE GROUP LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 10 open / 16 total · 11 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 3 open / 16 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 8, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 978 Kent Ave rent stabilized?
978 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 codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and 421-A (16). 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 978 Kent Ave?
978 Kent Ave (BBL 3019250056) has about 11 residential apartments and was built in 2021, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.