Is 216 E 5th St rent stabilized?
216 E 5th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1866.
Also written as 216 East 5th Street — or 216 E 5th St, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is smaller than 66% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. It went up in 1866, 34 years before the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 21 open violations here, about 1.8 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 220 violations on record at the address, 67 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 217 HPD complaints at the address, 65 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1866 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004600019 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MAX DRESSE LLC 260 WEST BROADWAY #9F · New York, NY 10013 |
| Managing agent | MAXIMILIAN DRESSE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 21 open / 220 total · 44 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 217 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 16, 2025 |