2-bedroom apartments in good cause buildings for rent near transit in Chelsea, Manhattan

Good cause refers to a tenant-protection category. It can affect certain rent increases or non-renewals, but it is not a neighborhood and it does not mean the apartment is affordable or regulated by a housing program.

There are 12+ apartments for rent on this page, and the median rent is $9,068. Because this page is for 2-bedroom apartments, you should budget based on both the total rent and how the monthly cost works for two people or a shared household.

No. Good cause is a market tenant-protection category, not income-restricted, subsidized, NYCHA, HPD, Section 8, or housing-lottery housing. You still need to review the asking rent, lease terms, and total move-in costs.

This page does not use Openigloo's affordable filter. If you do use affordable on Openigloo, it is a market-relative threshold based on the 25th percentile of gross rents for the page's scope, not an official affordable-housing program.

Confirm the exact subway access, whether the building has any broker fee, deposit, or amenity charges, and whether the lease terms match what you expect. Transit convenience does not change the full monthly cost.

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They can matter for renewal stability, but they do not remove the need to compare asking rent, utility costs, and move-in fees. For a 2-bedroom, the unit count and median rent together are a better starting point for budget planning than rent alone.