Is 489 Tompkins Ave rent stabilized?
489 Tompkins Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1888.
Also written as 489 Tompkins Avenue — or 489 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 63% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1888, 43 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 35 open violations here, about 5.8 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 73 violations on record at the address, 19 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 12 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1888 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3018550003 |
Owner & management
| Owner | LEONARD GAYLE 394 MYRTLE AVE #125 · BROOKLYN, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | MICHELE GAYLE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 35 open / 73 total · 12 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 143 total |
| HPD registration last filed | April 10, 2026 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 489 Tompkins Ave rent stabilized?
489 Tompkins Ave in Bed-Stuy (West), 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 489 Tompkins Ave?
489 Tompkins Ave (BBL 3018550003) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1888, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.