Rent-stabilized studio apartments for rent near SIM2 Tottenville - Lower Manhattan Express in Tribeca, Manhattan

It means the apartment is part of a regulated housing category with limits on certain rent increases and renewal protections. It does not guarantee a lower asking rent, and the full monthly cost can still be high once fees and utilities are added.

No. Rent-stabilized is a market-regulated category, not an income-restricted or subsidy-based housing program. These apartments are selected because they are rent-stabilized within this page's scope, not because they come from NYCHA, HPD, Section 8, or a housing lottery.

Openigloo uses the page's scope and filters to identify apartments that match the rent-stabilized category, then surfaces them for renters to compare. For affordability-style pages, the threshold is based on the 25th percentile of gross rents in the chosen scope; this page is a rent-stabilized filter page, not an affordable page.

Check the square footage, where the sleeping area can fit, whether the kitchen is separate or part of the main room, storage space, and what bathroom setup is included. Also confirm move-in costs, lease length, and any application fee or broker fee.

In Manhattan, rent often rises with closer transit access, newer buildings, elevators, doormen, laundry, and other amenities. Lease terms, rent concessions, and the building's maintenance history can also change the real monthly cost.

Use the count and median together: 20+ apartments for rent means there is a small but current set of options, and a $6,874 median rent suggests many studios in this scope sit above entry-level budgets. Compare each unit's total monthly cost, not just the asking rent.

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