Is 531 Lenox Ave rent stabilized?
531 Lenox Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10037). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 531 Lenox Avenue — or 531 Lenox Ave, Manhattan, NY 10037.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is smaller than 61% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). HPD lists 269 open violations here, about 26.9 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 341 violations on record at the address, 86 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 46 of them are still open. HPD issued 72 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 214 HPD complaints at the address, 21 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10037 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019210034 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BUFNY II ASSOCIATES, L.P. 3251 THIRD AVENUE #2 FLOO · Bronx, NY 10456 |
| Managing agent | PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 269 open / 341 total · 72 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 214 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 4, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 531 Lenox Ave rent stabilized?
531 Lenox 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 531 Lenox Ave?
531 Lenox Ave (BBL 1019210034) has about 10 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.