185 Clinton Avenue
A 14-story building with 520 apartments, built in 1944, in Brooklyn, NY 11205.
Addresses on the lot: 171 to 185 Clinton Avenue, 193 Clinton Avenue, 201 Clinton Avenue, 209 Clinton Avenue, 200 Waverly Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
185 Clinton Avenue has 249 open HPD violations, 44 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 70 complaints to HPD in the past year, 29 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CLINTON HILL APTS. OWNERS CORP. 79 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 185 Clinton Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 249 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 | 44 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 128 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 77 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 9 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 70 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 29 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 185 Clinton Avenue?
185 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.
6 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2026. HPD’s record has 25 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 185 Clinton Avenue rent stabilized?
79 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 89 in 2018. That’s 79 of the building’s 520 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
- 165 Clinton Avenue61 apartments, built 1954
- 196 Clinton Avenue98 apartments, built 1903
- 210 Clinton Avenue104 apartments, built 1945
- 181 Clermont Avenue74 apartments, built 2007
- 167 Clermont Avenue111 apartments, built 1900
- 65 Willoughby Avenue29 apartments, built 1928
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 3-01902-0001.