450 Kent Avenue
A 16-story building with 140 apartments, built in 2003, in Brooklyn, NY 11249.
Addresses on the lot: 450 to 454 Kent Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
450 Kent Avenue has 16 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 32 complaints to HPD in the past year, 9 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Kent Preservation, LLC. 140 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 450 Kent Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 16 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 13 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 10 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 32 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 9 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 450 Kent Avenue?
450 Kent Avenue is registered with HPD to Kent Preservation, LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 2023. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 5% of residential buildings in 11249 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 450 Kent Avenue rent stabilized?
140 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 140 of the building’s 140 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
- 22 South 9th Street21 apartments, built 2013
- 446 Kent Avenue75 apartments, built 2003
- 440 Kent Avenue135 apartments, built 2003
- 28 South 9th Street20 apartments, built 2013
- 29 South 10th Street21 apartments, built 2013
- 26 South 10th Street42 apartments, built 2015
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-02134-7502.