Is 242 Lenox Ave rent stabilized?
242 Lenox Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10027). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1884.
Also written as 242 Lenox Avenue — or 242 Lenox Ave, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). It went up in 1884, 26 years before the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 35 open violations here, about 5.8 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 200 violations on record at the address, 46 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1,186 HPD complaints at the address, 19 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1884 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B, ROOMING HOUSE |
| BBL | 1017210002 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 242 LENOX AVENUE HOLDING LLC. 6701 BAY PARKWAY #3RD FL · BROOKLYN, NY 11204 |
| Managing agent | 242 LENOX AVENUE HOLDING LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 35 open / 200 total · 5 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1186 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 13, 2025 |