Is 494 Lorimer St rent stabilized?
494 Lorimer St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn (11211). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1950.
Also written as 494 Lorimer Street — or 494 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 637 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Williamsburg, where the median building has 7. It went up in 1950, 20 years after the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — above the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 3 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | East Williamsburg |
| ZIP | 11211 |
| Year built | 1950 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 3027800005 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 494 LORIMER PROPERTY LLC 535 FLUSHING AVE · Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | 494 LORIMER PROPERTY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 11 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 3 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 494 Lorimer St rent stabilized?
494 Lorimer St in East Williamsburg, 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 421-A (1-15). 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 494 Lorimer St?
494 Lorimer St (BBL 3027800005) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1950, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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