Rent-stabilized apartments for rent near Q Train in Chelsea, Manhattan

It means the apartments for rent on this page are filtered to rent-stabilized units in Chelsea, Manhattan near the Q Train. Rent stabilization can limit certain rent increases and provide renewal protections, but each unit still needs to be reviewed individually.

There are 61+ apartments for rent on this page, and the median rent is $5,790. Those numbers can help you gauge how competitive the market is before you tour.

No. Rent-stabilized on Openigloo is a regulatory category, not income-restricted, subsidized, or housing-lottery housing. These are market-rate apartments with rent-stabilization rules, not official affordable-housing units.

Affordable on Openigloo is a market-relative filter, while rent-stabilized is about rental regulation. A rent-stabilized apartment can still have a high asking rent, and it is not the same thing as NYCHA, Section 8, HPD, or a housing-lottery unit.

Confirm the unit’s rent-stabilized status in writing, the current lease terms, renewal rules, and any fees tied to move-in. Also check whether the apartment has broker fees, deposits, or other charges that affect the total cost.

Because the real cost can be higher once you add broker fees, deposits, utilities, and any required building charges. On a rent-stabilized apartment, the asking rent is only one part of the move-in budget.

Openigloo lets you compare renter reviews and building-level signals so you can look for patterns before applying. That is useful here because the same rent-stabilized category can include very different buildings and management experiences.