Is 156 2nd Ave rent stabilized?
156 2nd Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 31 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 156 2nd Avenue — or 156 2nd Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 31 apartments it is larger than 85% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. It went up in 1920, 20 years after the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 90 violations on record at the address, 24 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 4 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 31 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004510006 |
Owner & management
| Owner | West Lake 156-158 SECOND AVENUE LLC 124 124 9th Street #236 · Brooklyn, NY 11215 |
| Managing agent | RYCO NYC LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 90 total · 4 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 120 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 9, 2026 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 156 2nd Ave rent stabilized?
156 2nd Ave in East Village, 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 156 2nd Ave?
156 2nd Ave (BBL 1004510006) has about 31 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.