Is 188 1st Ave rent stabilized?
188 1st Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10009). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 188 1st Avenue — or 188 1st Ave, Manhattan, NY 10009.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 82% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 1.6 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 31 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10009 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004390004 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 186-188 FIRST AVENUE LLC 579 5TH AVE #4 · New York, NY 10017 |
| Managing agent | HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 31 total · 5 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 2 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 4, 2025 |