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 0.6 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. Tenants have filed 143 HPD complaints at the address, 4 of them 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 | 4 open / 143 total |
| HPD registration last filed | April 10, 2026 |