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
HPD lists 3 open violations here, about one for every 6 apartments — below the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in East Village. Of the 55 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. 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 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 521 E 5th St rent stabilized?
521 E 5th St in East Village, 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 521 E 5th St?
521 E 5th St (BBL 1004010053) has about 18 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.