Is 2542 7th Ave rent stabilized?
2542 7th Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10039). It has about 15 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 2542 7th Avenue — or 2542 7th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10039.
How this building compares
Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Harlem (North). HPD lists 39 open violations here, about 2.6 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 169 violations on record at the address, 51 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 12 of them are still open. HPD issued 28 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 275 HPD complaints at the address, 35 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10039 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 15 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1020330031 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC 141-50 85th Road · Jamaica, NY 11435 |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 39 open / 169 total · 28 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 275 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 19, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 2542 7th Ave rent stabilized?
2542 7th Ave in Harlem (North), 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 2542 7th Ave?
2542 7th Ave (BBL 1020330031) has about 15 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.