Is 166 2nd Ave rent stabilized?
166 2nd Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 159 apartments, built in 1929.
Also written as 166 2nd Avenue — or 166 2nd Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 159 apartments it is larger than 99% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. It went up in 1929, 29 years after the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about one for every 23 apartments — below the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 84 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 17 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1929 |
| Apartments | 159 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004520002 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BLDG 166 SECOND AVENUE LLC 417 FIFTH AVENUE #4TH FL · New York, NY 10016 |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 84 total · 17 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 388 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 24, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 166 2nd Ave rent stabilized?
166 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 166 2nd Ave?
166 2nd Ave (BBL 1004520002) has about 159 residential apartments and was built in 1929, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.