Is 971 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
971 Lexington Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan (10021). It has about 7 apartments, built in 1888.
Also written as 971 Lexington Avenue — or 971 Lexington Ave, Manhattan, NY 10021.
How this building compares
With about 7 apartments it is smaller than 82% of the 447 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill. It went up in 1888, 25 years before the 1913 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 1 open violation here, about one for every 7 apartments — above the one for every 11 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 10 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill |
| ZIP | 10021 |
| Year built | 1888 |
| Apartments | 7 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1014050020 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 971 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOC, LLC C/O BENENSON FUNDI 515 MADISON AVENUE #SUITE · New York, NY 10022 |
| Managing agent | BENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 1 open / 10 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 23 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 17, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 971 Lexington Ave rent stabilized?
971 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 971 Lexington Ave?
971 Lexington Ave (BBL 1014050020) has about 7 residential apartments and was built in 1888, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
Other rent-stabilized buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
See all in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill →