Is 221 Avenue A rent stabilized?
221 Avenue A is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10009). It has about 22 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 221 Avenue A, Manhattan, NY 10009.
How this building compares
With about 22 apartments it is larger than 66% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 11 apartments — below the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 76 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. Tenants have filed 140 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10009 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 22 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004410031 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 221 AVENUE A, LLC 201 CLINTON STREET · BROOKLYN, NY 11201 |
| Managing agent | LUCY BAUMRIND |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 76 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 140 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 5, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 221 Avenue A rent stabilized?
221 Avenue A in East Village, 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 221 Avenue A?
221 Avenue A (BBL 1004410031) has about 22 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.