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, and 12 of them are still open. HPD issued 5 new violations at the address 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 242 Lenox Ave rent stabilized?
242 Lenox Ave in Harlem (South), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING B and ROOMING HOUSE. 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 242 Lenox Ave?
242 Lenox Ave (BBL 1017210002) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1884, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.