Is 496 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
496 Putnam Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 496 Putnam Avenue — or 496 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it is larger than 76% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1900, 31 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 223 such buildings among the 785 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 7 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 38 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3018300036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | OTAC REALTY INC 496 PUTNAM AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
| Managing agent | STEPHEN CATO |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 7 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 38 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 22, 2025 |