Rent-stabilized studio apartments for rent near 3 Train in West Chelsea, Manhattan

It means the apartment is tagged as rent-stabilized, which generally points to regulated rent increases and renewal protections. It is not the same as official affordable housing.

No. This page is a market filter for rent-stabilized apartments, not income-restricted, subsidized, housing-lottery, NYCHA, HPD, or Section 8 housing. The filter is about rent regulation, not program eligibility.

Affordable on Openigloo is a market-relative filter, while rent-stabilized is a regulatory category. Rent-stabilized units are subject to rent regulation rules; they are not automatically affordable-housing program units.

Openigloo uses the page’s scope and available listing data to identify apartments tagged as rent-stabilized. For this page, the scope is studio apartments near the 3 Train in West Chelsea, Manhattan, so you should still verify the unit’s status in the lease and by asking the agent.

Confirm the monthly rent, the lease term, any broker fee, deposit, and utility charges. Also ask for documentation showing the unit’s rent-stabilized status, since the asking rent is only part of the total monthly cost.

With 16+ apartments for rent and a $4,695 median rent, studio supply and transit access can keep competition active. Budget for the rent plus move-in costs, and make sure the layout works for sleeping, cooking, and storage in one space.

Location near transit, building age, amenities, lease length, and fees can all change the real monthly cost. A lower asking rent can still become expensive once you add utilities, deposits, and any broker fee.