Is 521 E 5th St rent stabilized?
521 E 5th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10009). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 521 East 5th Street — or 521 E 5th St, Manhattan, NY 10009.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it sits near the middle of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village, where the median building has 18. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about one for every 6 apartments — below the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 55 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 133 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10009 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004010053 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 521 E. 5TH STREET LLC 740 BROADWAY · New York, NY 10003 |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 55 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 133 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 5, 2025 |