Rent-stabilized studio apartments for rent near colleges in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

It means the apartment is in a regulated category with limits on certain rent increases and renewal protections. It does not mean the unit is lower cost by default, and you should still review the lease and building details carefully.

No. Rent-stabilized apartments are not the same as income-restricted, subsidized, housing-lottery, NYCHA, HPD, or Section 8 housing. On Openigloo, this filter is a rent-regulation category, not an official affordable-housing program.

Rent-stabilized refers to regulation of rent increases and renewals. Affordable housing usually refers to a separate program with income rules, eligibility checks, or lottery requirements, which are not part of this filter.

This page does not use the affordable filter. If you do use Openigloo's affordable filter, it is market-relative: apartments are selected using the 25th percentile of gross rents for the page's scope, not an official housing program.

Confirm the exact monthly rent, broker fee, deposit, utilities, and move-in timing. For a studio, also check how the sleeping area, kitchen, and storage work in the actual layout.

Because the asking rent is only part of the total. Fees, utilities, and lease terms can change what you actually pay each month, even in a rent-stabilized apartment.

Openigloo lets you review building and landlord feedback before you tour, so you can look beyond the asking rent and compare conditions, responsiveness, and other renter-reported details.