Is 27 1/2 Essex St rent stabilized?
27 1/2 Essex St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Chinatown-Two Bridges, Manhattan (10002). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 27 1/2 Essex Street — or 27 1/2 Essex St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 80% of the 395 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Chinatown-Two Bridges. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 1.6 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 25 violations on record at the address, 4 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Chinatown-Two Bridges |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1003100032 |
Owner & management
| Owner | YANG ZI JIANG LLC 20 CONFUCIUS PLAZA #35M · New York, NY 10002 |
| Managing agent | YANG ZI JIANG LLC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 25 total |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 34 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 6, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 27 1/2 Essex St rent stabilized?
27 1/2 Essex St in Chinatown-Two Bridges, 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 27 1/2 Essex St?
27 1/2 Essex St (BBL 1003100032) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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