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
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West), where the median building has 8. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — below the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 32 violations on record at the address, 17 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. 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 |