Is 251 W 26th St rent stabilized?
251 W 26th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan (10001). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 251 West 26th Street — or 251 W 26th St, Manhattan, NY 10001.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it sits near the middle of the 140 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, where the median building has 18. It went up in 1901, 19 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 19 open violations here, about 1.2 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 52 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 3 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square |
| ZIP | 10001 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1007760009 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC 381 PARK AVENUE SOUTH #1420 · New York, NY 10016 |
| Managing agent | ROWDY MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 19 open / 52 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 189 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 23, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 251 W 26th St rent stabilized?
251 W 26th St in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, 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 251 W 26th St?
251 W 26th St (BBL 1007760009) has about 16 residential apartments and was built in 1901, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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