Is 55 2nd Ave rent stabilized?
55 2nd Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 55 2nd Avenue — or 55 2nd Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 20 apartments it sits near the middle of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village, where the median building has 18. Its 1901 construction date sits close to the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 47 open violations here, about 2.4 per apartment — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 63 violations on record at the address, 4 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 42 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004590034 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Ellis Family 55 2nd Avenue 388 8th Street #2 · Brooklyn, NY 11215 |
| Managing agent | Ellis Family LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 47 open / 63 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 42 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 8, 2025 |