Is 188 Suffolk St rent stabilized?
188 Suffolk St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Lower East Side, Manhattan (10002). It has about 15 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 188 Suffolk Street — or 188 Suffolk St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
With about 15 apartments it is smaller than 65% of the 322 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Lower East Side. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 31 open violations here, about 2.1 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 82 violations on record at the address, 13 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 4 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 15 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1003500012 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 269-271 E Houston Street LLC 38 W 31 STREET #3 · New York, NY 10001 |
| Managing agent | 269-271 E Houston Street LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 31 open / 82 total · 4 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 70 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 16, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 188 Suffolk St rent stabilized?
188 Suffolk 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 188 Suffolk St?
188 Suffolk St (BBL 1003500012) has about 15 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.