Is 221 E 88th St rent stabilized?
221 E 88th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10128). It has about 14 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 221 East 88th Street — or 221 E 88th St, Manhattan, NY 10128.
How this building compares
With about 14 apartments it is smaller than 68% of the 822 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Yorkville. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 30 violations on record at the address, 12 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 33 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10128 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 14 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1015340014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BLACK SEAL REALTY CORP. 221 E 88TH STREET #STORE · New York, NY 10128 |
| Managing agent | ROMEO COJOCARU |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 30 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 33 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 10, 2025 |
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