Is 254 Manhattan Ave rent stabilized?
254 Manhattan Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10026). It has about 25 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 254 Manhattan Avenue — or 254 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan, NY 10026.
How this building compares
With about 25 apartments it is larger than 77% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 33 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 360 violations on record at the address, 73 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 15 of them are still open. HPD issued 4 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10026 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 25 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1018460028 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Ellis Family LLC 388 8th Street · Brooklyn, NY 11215 |
| Managing agent | George Cora |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 33 open / 360 total · 4 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 169 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 2, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 254 Manhattan Ave rent stabilized?
254 Manhattan Ave in Harlem (South), 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 254 Manhattan Ave?
254 Manhattan Ave (BBL 1018460028) has about 25 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.