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. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the one for every 8 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, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. 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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Frequently asked questions
Is 221 E 88th St rent stabilized?
221 E 88th St in Upper East Side-Yorkville, 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 E 88th St?
221 E 88th St (BBL 1015340014) has about 14 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.
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