Is 49 Remsen St rent stabilized?
49 Remsen St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn (11201). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1879.
Also written as 49 Remsen Street — or 49 Remsen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 70% of the 213 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Brooklyn Heights. It went up in 1879, 20 years before the 1899 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 17 open violations here, about 2.1 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 27 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Brooklyn Heights |
| ZIP | 11201 |
| Year built | 1879 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3002470005 |
Owner & management
| Owner | PHYLLIS DEVITO 49 REMSEN STREET · Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
| Managing agent | Phyllis DeVito |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 17 open / 27 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 10 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 23, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 49 Remsen St rent stabilized?
49 Remsen St in Brooklyn Heights, 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 49 Remsen St?
49 Remsen St (BBL 3002470005) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1879, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.