491 East 52 Street
Brooklyn · 11203 · BBL 3047240040 · look up another building
Registered rent-stabilized units here went from 39 in 2018 to 38 in 2023.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 14, 2026
491 East 52 Street is a multi-family walk-up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, ZIP 11203. City records date it to 1931 and count 39 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as HEIGHTS HOLDINGS NY LLC. Its total assessed value is $814K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 38 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 491 East 52 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 491 East 52 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $814K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $21K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
1 marshal eviction at 491 East 52 Street
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 491 East 52 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Apr 9, 2025. That is about typical for buildings its size in 11203. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 491 East 52 Street
DHCR registration records list 38 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 39 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 491 East 52 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 93 violations against this building, of which 20 remain unresolved. That is more than 7 in 10 buildings its size in 11203. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 4 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 491 East 52 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Civ14 Mailed | Sep 14, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Civ14 Mailed | Sep 14, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color under wash basin at south wall…Civ14 Mailed | Sep 14, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic at south wall in the bathroomCiv14 Mailed | Sep 14, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall under wall cabinet…Civ14 Mailed | Sep 14, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Sep 14, 2026 | C |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Sep 14, 2026 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the foyerNov Sent Out | Aug 3, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 1 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 491 East 52 Street
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 491 East 52 Street compares in 11203
PulseCities tracks 11,054 lots in 11203, of which 281 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 784 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 2.5% of the ZIP. 11203 scores 47.5 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 22 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for East Flatbush →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 4724 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 5204 Snyder AvenueEast Flatbush, 11203
- 5210 Snyder AvenueEast Flatbush, 11203
- 416 East 53 StreetEast Flatbush, 11203
- 426 East 53 StreetEast Flatbush, 11203
- 473 East 52 StreetEast Flatbush, 11203
- 459 East 52 StreetEast Flatbush, 11203
- 451 East 52 StreetEast Flatbush, 11203
- 449 East 52 StreetEast Flatbush, 11203
Questions about 491 East 52 Street
Who owns 491 East 52 Street?
The city's property file lists HEIGHTS HOLDINGS NY LLC as the owner of record for 491 East 52 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 491 East 52 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 491 East 52 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 491 East 52 Street?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 491 East 52 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Apr 9, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 491 East 52 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 38 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 491 East 52 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $814K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 491 East 52 Street?
11203 (East Flatbush) scores 47.5 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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