189 East 18th Street

A 6-story building with 42 apartments, built in 1936, in Brooklyn, NY 11226.

HPD records as of October 24, 2026

32open HPD violations16 immediately hazardous

51complaints to HPD, past year40 about heat or hot water

41rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

189 East 18th Street has 32 open HPD violations, 16 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 51 complaints to HPD in the past year, 40 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Ditmas Park 18, LLC. 41 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 189 East 18th Street have open violations?

Yes: 32 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	16
B, hazardous	30 days	15
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	1

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 32 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 51 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 40 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 189 East 18th Street?

189 East 18th Street is registered with HPD to Ditmas Park 18, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

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

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 11226 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 189 East 18th Street rent stabilized?

41 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 42 in 2018. That’s 41 of the building’s 42 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

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-05122-0066.