Is 485 Central Ave rent stabilized?
485 Central Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1915.
Also written as 485 Central Avenue — or 485 Central Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
It went up in 1915, 16 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Bushwick (East). HPD lists 8 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 15 violations on record at the address, 6 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 17 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3033900007 |
Owner & management
| Owner | COOPER & DECATUR LP 77 MAIN ST #1ST FL · STATEN ISLAND, NY 10307 |
| Managing agent | DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 8 open / 15 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 17 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 11, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 485 Central Ave rent stabilized?
485 Central Ave in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 485 Central Ave?
485 Central Ave (BBL 3033900007) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1915, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.