Is 961 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
961 Lexington Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan (10021). It has about 5 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 961 Lexington Avenue — or 961 Lexington Ave, Manhattan, NY 10021.
How this building compares
With about 5 apartments it is smaller than 95% of the 447 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1913 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — above the one for every 11 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 86 violations on record at the address, 24 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 122 HPD complaints at the address, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill |
| ZIP | 10021 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 5 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1014040051 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 961 LEXINGTON AVENUE LLC 1185 SIXTH AVENUE #10TH F · NEW YORK, NY 10036 |
| Managing agent | EDUARD STANCIU |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 86 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 122 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 961 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
961 Lexington Ave in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, 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 961 Lexington Ave?
961 Lexington Ave (BBL 1014040051) has about 5 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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