Is 137 E Houston St rent stabilized?
137 E Houston St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Lower East Side, Manhattan (10002). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 137 East Houston Street — or 137 E Houston St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 81% of the 322 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Lower East Side. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 23 open violations here, about 2.9 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 24 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. Tenants have filed 20 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004220048 |
Owner & management
| Owner | NEW YORK HONG KONG RECIPROCATION EXCHANGE 126 E BROADWAY #Ste 2 · New York, NY 10002 |
| Managing agent | DERRICK JACKSON |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 23 open / 24 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 20 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 26, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 137 E Houston St rent stabilized?
137 E Houston St in Lower East Side, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 137 E Houston St?
137 E Houston St (BBL 1004220048) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.