Is 55 1st Ave rent stabilized?
55 1st Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 15 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 55 1st Avenue — or 55 1st Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 15 apartments it is smaller than 60% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — close to the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 90 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 56 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 15 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004450034 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 53-55 FIRST AVE FEE LLC 13 WEST 38TH STREET #2ND FL · New York, NY 10018 |
| Managing agent | NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 90 total |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 56 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 55 1st Ave rent stabilized?
55 1st Ave in East Village, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 55 1st Ave?
55 1st Ave (BBL 1004450034) has about 15 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, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.