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. 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 |