Is 540 Manhattan Ave rent stabilized?
540 Manhattan Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10027). It has about 77 apartments, built in 1912.
Also written as 540 Manhattan Avenue — or 540 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 77 apartments it is larger than 95% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). Its 1912 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 12 open violations here, about one for every 6 apartments — below the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 437 violations on record at the address, 99 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 74 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1912 |
| Apartments | 77 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019490047 |
Owner & management
| Owner | DRAX REALTY CORP 540 MANHATTAN AVE · NEW YORK, NY 10027 |
| Managing agent | SAM KIVA |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 12 open / 437 total · 74 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 5 open / 1877 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 6, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 540 Manhattan Ave rent stabilized?
540 Manhattan Ave in Harlem (South), 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 540 Manhattan Ave?
540 Manhattan Ave (BBL 1019490047) has about 77 residential apartments and was built in 1912, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.