Rent-stabilized studio apartments for rent near colleges in Chelsea, Manhattan

It means the apartments are in a regulatory category with limits on certain rent increases and renewal protections. It does not guarantee low move-in costs or that every unit will be easy to get approved for.

There are 25+ apartments for rent on this page right now, with a median rent of $5,395.

With studios, the unit count and the median rent of $5,395 matter together because you are planning for one compact space rather than separate sleeping and living rooms. That can change what you can store, where you can work, and how much furniture you need.

No. This page uses a market-relative rent-stabilized filter, not an official affordable-housing program. It is not income-restricted housing, subsidized housing, housing-lottery housing, NYCHA, HPD, or Section 8.

Rent-stabilized is a regulatory category tied to rent rules and renewal protections. Affordable housing on Openigloo is a separate market-relative filter, while rent-stabilized focuses on regulated apartments that may still rent above or below many budgets.

This page is scoped to Chelsea in Manhattan, with a bedroom filter for studio apartments and a rent-stabilized status filter near colleges. Openigloo surfaces apartments that match those filters so you can review current availability and compare buildings before applying.

Check the full monthly cost, not just asking rent. Fees, utilities, security deposit, broker fee, lease length, renewal terms, and any building rules can change the real cost of moving in.