Is 540 Gates Ave rent stabilized?
540 Gates Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 540 Gates Avenue — or 540 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in Bed-Stuy (West). Of the 32 violations on record at the address, 17 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 30 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3018150014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP 114 RALPH AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
| Managing agent | RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 32 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 30 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 10, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 540 Gates Ave rent stabilized?
540 Gates 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 540 Gates Ave?
540 Gates Ave (BBL 3018150014) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.