Is 1698 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
1698 Lexington Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Harlem (South), Manhattan (10029). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 1698 Lexington Avenue — or 1698 Lexington Ave, Manhattan, NY 10029.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 89% of the 394 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Harlem (South). Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about 0.7 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 20 violations on record at the address, 4 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 94 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10029 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, ROOMING HOUSE |
| BBL | 1016340017 |
Owner & management
| Owner | TOWER LEXINGTON INC 205-07 JAMAICA AVENUE · Hollis, NY 11423 |
| Managing agent | RACHEL MICHAVI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 20 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 94 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1698 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
1698 Lexington Ave in East Harlem (South), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and ROOMING HOUSE. 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 1698 Lexington Ave?
1698 Lexington Ave (BBL 1016340017) has about 6 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.
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