178 Amboy Street
Brooklyn · 11212 · BBL 3035390036 · look up another building
New York State found a tenant here was charged above the legal rent.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, July 29, 2026
178 Amboy Street is a multi-family walk-up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, ZIP 11212. City records date it to 1930 and count 14 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2005 LLC. Its total assessed value is $504K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 13 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 3539 in Brooklyn, the block 178 Amboy Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 1 building changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 28 parcels and 277 residential units.
Anything filed on 178 Amboy Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 178 Amboy Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $504K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $36K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 178 Amboy Street
No executed eviction is on record at 178 Amboy Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 178 Amboy Street
DHCR registration records list 13 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
The state found an overcharge at 178 Amboy Street
New York State ruled in a tenant's favor on 1 rent overcharge case at 178 Amboy Street. A granted case means DHCR examined what a tenant was actually charged and found it above the legal rent. The case was filed in 2019. A finding covers the apartment that brought it, not the whole building, and the ones nobody filed on leave no record at all.
From a DHCR response to a freedom of information request, reference D000320-050126, covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026. Filing years are decoded from the docket number. A static listing with no update schedule.
Open code violations at 178 Amboy Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 205 violations against this building, of which 163 remain unresolved. That is more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 11212. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 35 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 178 Amboy Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in closet in the private hallwayNov Sent Out | Jul 29, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in closet in the pri…Nov Sent Out | Jul 29, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Jul 29, 2026 | C |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water above 130 degrees in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Jul 29, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective intercom system from building front to west wall in the foy…Nov Sent Out | Jul 28, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical outlet at south wall in the 3rd room from northNov Sent Out | Jul 28, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Jul 28, 2026 | C |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water above 120 degrees in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Jul 28, 2026 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 178 Amboy Street
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 178 Amboy Street compares in 11212
PulseCities tracks 6,501 lots in 11212, of which 335 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 441 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11212 scores 48.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 19 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Brownsville →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 3539 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 178 Amboy Street
Who owns 178 Amboy Street?
The city's property file lists NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2005 LLC as the owner of record for 178 Amboy Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 178 Amboy Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 178 Amboy Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 178 Amboy Street?
No executed eviction at 178 Amboy Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 178 Amboy Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 13 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
Has anyone won a rent overcharge case at 178 Amboy Street?
Yes. New York State granted 1 rent overcharge case at this address, meaning DHCR found a tenant had been charged above the legal rent. A granted case covers the apartment that brought it rather than the building, and only apartments whose tenants filed appear at all. The figures come from a freedom of information response covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026.
What is 178 Amboy Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $504K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 178 Amboy Street?
11212 (Brownsville) scores 48.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.