Is 796 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
796 Putnam Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 796 Putnam Avenue — or 796 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it sits near the middle of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East), where the median building has 7. It went up in 1910, 21 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 40 violations on record at the address, 20 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL, ARTICLE 11 |
| BBL | 3016510041 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WFHA BROOKLYN LP 43-55 11 STREET · L.I.C, NY 11101 |
| Managing agent | MHR MANAGEMENT IN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 40 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 54 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 5, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 796 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
796 Putnam Ave in Bed-Stuy (East), 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, SECTION 610 OF PHFL and ARTICLE 11. 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 796 Putnam Ave?
796 Putnam Ave (BBL 3016510041) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.