Is 688 10th Ave rent stabilized?
688 10th Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan (10019). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 688 10th Avenue — or 688 10th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10019.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is smaller than 63% of the 552 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hell's Kitchen. It went up in 1901, 19 years before the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 33 open violations here, about 2.8 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 59 violations on record at the address, 22 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 175 HPD complaints at the address, 7 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hell's Kitchen |
| ZIP | 10019 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1010580002 |
Owner & management
| Owner | E & W REALTY LLC 141-50 85 ROAD #OFFICE · BRIARWOOD, NY 11435 |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 33 open / 59 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 175 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 20, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 688 10th Ave rent stabilized?
688 10th Ave in Hell's Kitchen, 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 688 10th Ave?
688 10th Ave (BBL 1010580002) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1901, 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.