556 Crown Street
A 4-story building with 29 apartments, built in 1922, in Brooklyn, NY 11213.
Addresses on the lot: 556 to 564 Crown Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
556 Crown Street has 55 open HPD violations, 20 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to MACHON CHANA WOMENS INSTITUTE INC. 37 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 556 Crown Street have open violations?
Yes: 55 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 | 20 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 24 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026.
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 556 Crown Street?
556 Crown Street is registered with HPD to MACHON CHANA WOMENS INSTITUTE INC. 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2022. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
It is on the city’s Speculation Watch List: rent-regulated buildings sold at prices that suggest the buyer plans to push rents up.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11213 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 556 Crown Street rent stabilized?
37 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. 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
- 424 Albany Avenue48 apartments, built 1923
- 565 Crown Street52 apartments, built 1924
- 1460 Carroll Street27 apartments, built 1920
- 1452 Carroll Street27 apartments, built 1921
- 520 Crown Street34 apartments, built 1921
- 440 Albany Avenue66 apartments, built 1927
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 3-01300-0037.