Is 279 E Houston St rent stabilized?
279 E Houston St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Lower East Side, Manhattan (10002). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 279 East Houston Street — or 279 E Houston St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Lower East Side. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 9 apartments — below the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Tenants have filed 4 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1003500016 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 279 E HOUSTON ST LLC 9 PARK PLACE #1E · GREAT NECK, NY 11021 |
| Managing agent | RAFAEL SASSOUNI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 83 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 4 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 28, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 279 E Houston St rent stabilized?
279 E Houston St in Lower East Side, 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 279 E Houston St?
279 E Houston St (BBL 1003500016) has about 18 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.