Rent-stabilized 1-bedroom apartments for rent near 7 Train in West Chelsea, Manhattan

It means the apartments shown are tagged as rent-stabilized, a regulatory category that can limit certain rent increases and affect renewal terms. It is not the same as market-rate housing, and you should still verify the status for the specific unit before applying.

There is no affordable filter on this page. If you are looking at rent-stabilized apartments, the key point is the regulatory status, not a market-relative affordability threshold.

No. Rent-stabilized apartments are not the same as income-restricted, subsidized, housing-lottery, NYCHA, HPD, or Section 8 housing. Rent stabilization is a regulatory category, not an official affordable-housing program.

The $5,699 median rent gives a rough sense of the asking rent level for 1-bedroom apartments in this scope. For budget planning, also compare the unit count and remember that monthly costs can rise once you add fees, utilities, and any broker fee or deposit.

Confirm the exact rent-stabilized status, the lease length, any renewal terms, the broker fee if there is one, and the full move-in cost. Also check whether the apartment is actually near the 7 Train at the address shown.

In this broader search scope, East Village has 225+ apartments for rent, Hell's Kitchen has 388+ apartments for rent, Stuyvesant Town/PCV has 268+ apartments for rent, Kips Bay has 221+ apartments for rent, and Yorkville has 196+ apartments for rent.

Location, building age, amenities, lease terms, and added costs like utilities or fees can all change the real monthly budget. Even within rent-stabilized housing, the asking rent and total move-in costs can vary a lot by unit.