Is 490 Jefferson Ave rent stabilized?
490 Jefferson Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 9 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 490 Jefferson Avenue — or 490 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 9 apartments it is larger than 73% of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East). It went up in 1910, 21 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 8 open violations here, about 0.9 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 162 violations on record at the address, 36 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. Tenants have filed 220 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 9 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3016540001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WE 490A JEFFERSON LLC 55 NASSAU AVE #3A2 · Brooklyn, NY 11222 |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 8 open / 162 total |
| HPD complaints | 6 open / 220 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 4, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 490 Jefferson Ave rent stabilized?
490 Jefferson Ave in Bed-Stuy (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 490 Jefferson Ave?
490 Jefferson Ave (BBL 3016540001) has about 9 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.