Is 681 Vanderbilt Ave rent stabilized?
681 Vanderbilt Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (11238). It has about 13 apartments, built in 1895.
Also written as 681 Vanderbilt Avenue — or 681 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
With about 13 apartments it sits near the middle of the 262 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Prospect Heights, where the median building has 10. It went up in 1895, 20 years before the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 14 open violations here, about 1.1 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 34 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Prospect Heights |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1895 |
| Apartments | 13 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3011650006 |
Owner & management
| Owner | HYACINTH TOMLINSON 215 EAST 53RD STREET #PVT · BROOKLYN, NY 11203 |
| Managing agent | PATRICK TOMLINSON |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 14 open / 34 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 88 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 12, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 681 Vanderbilt Ave rent stabilized?
681 Vanderbilt Ave in Prospect Heights, 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 681 Vanderbilt Ave?
681 Vanderbilt Ave (BBL 3011650006) has about 13 residential apartments and was built in 1895, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.