165 Clinton Avenue
A 7-story building with 61 apartments, built in 1954, in Brooklyn, NY 11205.
Addresses on the lot: 165 to 169 Clinton Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
165 Clinton Avenue has 129 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP. 13 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 165 Clinton Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 129 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 9 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 90 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 30 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 165 Clinton Avenue?
165 Clinton Avenue is registered with HPD to CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
10 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2007.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11205 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 165 Clinton Avenue rent stabilized?
13 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 15 in 2018. That’s 13 of the building’s 61 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 185 Clinton Avenue520 apartments, built 1944
- 196 Clinton Avenue98 apartments, built 1903
- 210 Clinton Avenue104 apartments, built 1945
- 167 Clermont Avenue111 apartments, built 1900
- 181 Clermont Avenue74 apartments, built 2007
- 163 Washington Avenue49 apartments, built 2009
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-01902-0022.