AG orders Brooklyn landlord Anderson to restabilize 1075 Dean

Landlord John Anderson, who operates as 921 Fulton St. Corp., has agreed to return every unit at 1075 Dean Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to rent stabilization, the New York Attorney General’s office announced Sept. 28.

The settlement also requires Anderson to give all tenants rent-stabilized leases and fix hazardous conditions in the building. The AG’s June complaint alleged he failed to offer stabilized leases for 10 years, misrepresented the building’s status to the city Department of Buildings, sent an impersonator to court, and cut utilities to a tenant who asked for a stabilized lease. Those are allegations from the complaint; the release reports the settlement outcome.

Why it matters

The case is a small building with a citywide message. Attorney General Letitia James said her office “will not hesitate to enforce” the city’s rent stabilization laws. For owners and buyers of older Brooklyn walk-ups, it shows that treating a building as market-rate does not settle its status. The state can order units back under stabilization.

The numbers

The release gives no dollar amount and no unit count for the building. City lot data (PLUTO) lists 1075 Dean Street as a three-story, three-unit building of 3,840 sq ft built in 1899, owned by 921 Fulton St. Corp. HPD registration 308607 names John Anderson as individual owner and site manager. Since the AG’s de facto rent stabilization program launched in May 2025, it reports 27 evictions prevented, 131 units returned to stabilization and 30 landlords certified as compliant.

What’s next

Anderson must now issue stabilized leases and complete repairs. Any buyer or lender diligencing a similar pre-war building should check the rent history before underwriting. More cases follow the same pattern across New York.