Is 21 Essex St rent stabilized?
21 Essex St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan (10002). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 21 Essex Street — or 21 Essex St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it sits near the middle of the 395 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Chinatown-Two Bridges, where the median building has 16. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 10 open violations here, about 0.6 per apartment — close to the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 18 violations on record at the address, 3 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Chinatown-Two Bridges |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1002970019 |
Owner & management
| Owner | HALI FAX MANAGEMENT CORP 21 ESSEX ST · NEW YORK, NY 10002 |
| Managing agent | HALIFAX MANAGEMENT CORP. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 10 open / 18 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 34 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 26, 2025 |
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