Buildings with high tenant retention near the BXM8 bus in East Harlem

It’s a building signal used by Openigloo to flag places where renters tend to stay longer than typical. It’s meant to help you prioritize buildings with steadier occupancy patterns, but you should still confirm lease and renewal details directly with the building.

The bxm8-bus part of the filter limits results to buildings positioned for access to the BXM8 route area in East Harlem, so your commute route is part of the starting screen.

No. This page is scoped by the multi-filter pair and building count, not by availability. When you click into a building, check whether there are apartments currently advertised.

Not automatically. Retention can correlate with satisfaction, but you should still review the tenant Q&A and rated building feedback, then ask the management team about maintenance workload, recent repairs, and how issues are handled.

Ask about lease term length, renewal options, rent-increase timing rules, utility responsibilities, move-in fees and deposit, and any building policies that affect daily life (packages, laundry, noise, and entry procedures).

Any feedback can be incomplete. Use multiple data points on Openigloo (rated buildings + tenant Q&A themes) and confirm the specifics with the building, especially for issues that may have changed since a prior tenant’s experience.

East Village with 11,857+ buildings; Hell's Kitchen with 6,943+ buildings; Yorkville with 9,328+ buildings; Lenox Hill with 8,357+ buildings; Kips Bay with 4,472+ buildings.