Is 223 E 88th St rent stabilized?
223 E 88th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10128). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 223 East 88th Street — or 223 E 88th St, Manhattan, NY 10128.
How this building compares
With about 20 apartments it sits near the middle of the 822 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Yorkville, where the median building has 20. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 14 open violations here, about 0.7 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 36 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 241 HPD complaints at the address, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10128 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1015340015 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BLACK SEAL REALTY CORP. 223 E 88TH STREET #STORE · New York, NY 10128 |
| Managing agent | ROMEO COJOCARU |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 14 open / 36 total · 11 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 241 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 6, 2025 |
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