Is 486 E 51st St rent stabilized?
486 E 51st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn (11203). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 486 East 51st Street — or 486 E 51st St, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 208 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flatbush-Rugby, where the median building has 7. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the 1.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Rugby |
| ZIP | 11203 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3047220013 |
Owner & management
| Owner | RONALD SPENCER 486 EAST 51 STREET #4 · Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
| Managing agent | RONALD SPENCER |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 11 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 2 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 5, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 486 E 51st St rent stabilized?
486 E 51st 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 code is MULTIPLE DWELLING B. 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 486 E 51st St?
486 E 51st St (BBL 3047220013) has about 6 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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