Is 491 E 52nd St rent stabilized?
491 E 52nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn (11203). It has about 39 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 491 East 52nd Street — or 491 E 52nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
How this building compares
With about 39 apartments it is larger than 88% of the 208 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Flatbush-Rugby. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 49 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — below the 1.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 756 violations on record at the address, 195 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1,744 HPD complaints at the address, 91 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Flatbush-Rugby |
| ZIP | 11203 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 39 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3047240040 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Heights Holdings NY LLC 439 Kingston Ave · Brooklyn, NY 11225 |
| Managing agent | PINCHOS JAGER |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 49 open / 756 total · 27 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 16 open / 1744 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
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