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 1.9 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, and 32 of them are still open. HPD issued 21 new violations at the address 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 · 21 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 10 open / 1748 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 491 E 52nd St rent stabilized?
491 E 52nd St in East Flatbush-Rugby, 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 491 E 52nd St?
491 E 52nd St (BBL 3047240040) has about 39 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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