397 East 49th Street
A 4-story building with 34 apartments, built in 1927, in Brooklyn, NY 11203.
Addresses on the lot: 397 to 403 East 49th Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
397 East 49th Street has 38 open HPD violations, 16 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 34 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 397 E 49TH ST. LLC. 34 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 397 East 49th Street have open violations?
Yes: 38 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 16 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 19 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 45 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 34 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 397 East 49th Street?
397 East 49th Street is registered with HPD to 397 E 49TH ST. LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2024. HPD’s record has 21 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 4% of residential buildings in 11203 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 397 East 49th Street rent stabilized?
34 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 33 in 2018. That’s 34 of the building’s 34 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 691 Linden Boulevard23 apartments, built 1925
- 788 Linden Boulevard23 apartments, built 1920
- 458 East 51st Street53 apartments, built 1940
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-04675-0045.