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 14 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. Tenants have filed 1,872 HPD complaints at the address, 58 of them 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 | 14 open / 437 total · 74 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 5 open / 1872 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 6, 2025 |