Is 491 Chauncey St rent stabilized?
491 Chauncey St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn (11233). It has about 5 apartments, built in 1906.
Also written as 491 Chauncey Street — or 491 Chauncey St, Brooklyn, NY 11233.
How this building compares
With about 5 apartments it is smaller than 87% of the 353 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Ocean Hill. Its 1906 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 57 open violations here, about 11.4 per apartment — above the 1.1 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 71 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 10 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 72 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Ocean Hill |
| ZIP | 11233 |
| Year built | 1906 |
| Apartments | 5 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX, J-51 |
| BBL | 3015100047 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CHAUNCHEY SUMPTER LP 132 RALPH AVE · BROOKLYN, NY 11233 |
| Managing agent | NEBHDCO |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 57 open / 71 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 72 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 4, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 491 Chauncey St rent stabilized?
491 Chauncey St in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX and J-51. 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 491 Chauncey St?
491 Chauncey St (BBL 3015100047) has about 5 residential apartments and was built in 1906, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.