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 218 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, and none of them are still open. 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 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 496 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
496 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 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 496 Putnam Ave?
496 Putnam Ave (BBL 3018300036) has about 16 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.