Is 493 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
493 Putnam Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 4 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 493 Putnam Avenue — or 493 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 4 apartments it is smaller than 79% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1910, 21 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 31 open violations here, about 7.8 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 48 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 8 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 4 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3018250042 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MADISON EDJ LLC 68 JAY ST #307 · BROOKLYN, NY 11201 |
| Managing agent | PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 31 open / 48 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 102 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 31, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 493 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
493 Putnam Ave in Bed-Stuy (West), 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 493 Putnam Ave?
493 Putnam Ave (BBL 3018250042) has about 4 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.