Is 290 E 53rd St rent stabilized?
290 E 53rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn (11203). It has about 27 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 290 East 53rd Street — or 290 E 53rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
How this building compares
With about 27 apartments it is larger than 79% of the 208 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flatbush-Rugby. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 122 open violations here, about 4.5 per apartment — above the 1.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 427 violations on record at the address, 123 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 47 of them are still open. HPD issued 67 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Rugby |
| ZIP | 11203 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 27 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 3046780026 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Happy999Realty LLC 290 East 53 street · Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
| Managing agent | Happy999Realty LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 122 open / 427 total · 67 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 10 open / 209 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 1, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 290 E 53rd St rent stabilized?
290 E 53rd St in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and 421-A (1-15). Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 290 E 53rd St?
290 E 53rd St (BBL 3046780026) has about 27 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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