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34 Plaza St East

BROOKLYN, NY 11238 BBL 3011700009 111 units · 12 floors · 1956

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Prospect Heights
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 34 Plaza St East rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1956
6 or more units
111 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 34 Plaza St East's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
24th percentile

Out of 599 buildings in this neighborhood, 144 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
23.9%
No serious
violations
65.2%
Some violations
(1–9)
10.8%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building characteristics
Total units111
Floors12
Year built1956
Gross area116,000 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

34 Plaza St East, New York, NY 11238
252 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
254 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
256 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
258 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
260 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
262 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
264 Sterling Pl, New York, NY 11238
699 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 11238
701 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 11238
703 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 11238
705 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 11238
707 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 11238
709 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 11238
Who's behind the building

34 Plaza St East's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
34 Plaza Owners Corp.
Address
156 West 56Th Street 6th Fl
New York, NY 10019
Landlord portfolio

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