Is 491 Sheffield Ave rent stabilized?
491 Sheffield Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn (11207). It has about 52 apartments.
Also written as 491 Sheffield Avenue — or 491 Sheffield Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207.
How this building compares
With about 52 apartments it is larger than 93% of the 253 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East New York-New Lots. HPD lists 46 open violations here, about 0.9 per apartment — below the 1.2 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 57 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 97 HPD complaints at the address, 23 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East New York-New Lots |
| ZIP | 11207 |
| Year built | 0 |
| Apartments | 52 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3038057501 |
Owner & management
| Owner | LIVONIA COMMONS LP 240 HUNTINGTON STREET #3RD FL · Brooklyn, NY 11231 |
| Managing agent | PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 46 open / 57 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 97 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 11, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 491 Sheffield Ave rent stabilized?
491 Sheffield Ave in East New York-New Lots, 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 and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 Sheffield Ave?
491 Sheffield Ave (BBL 3038057501) has about 52 residential apartments, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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