Buildings with high tenant retention in Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a Manhattan neighborhood with a consistent share of rated buildings that show up in Openigloo building pages. If you’re looking for housing that feels stable year-to-year, the neighborhood’s building stock can be a good place to compare retention signals. For Upper East Side, the average building rating is 3.8/5 across 17 rated buildings (building-level trends; individual units can differ)
Browse Buildings with high tenant retention in the Upper East Side. This filter surfaces 19+ buildings where tenants tend to stay longer, giving you a steadier signal than one-off impressions. Openigloo helps you narrow faster by pairing building pages with tenant-focused details, ratings from rated buildings, and Openigloo review signals. Use the building’s notes and tenant Q&A threads to sanity-check fit, commute plans, and day-to-day management before you commit to viewings or a lease.
Buildings with high tenant retention in Upper East Side
Showing 1–18 of 19 buildings with high tenant retention in Upper East Side.
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126 East 83 Street
Upper East Side
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171 E 81 St
Upper East Side
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168 East 82 Street
Upper East Side

160 East 84 Street
Upper East Side
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151 East 81 Street
Upper East Side
/-73.95744,40.777522,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
128 East 83 Street
Upper East Side
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128 East 85 Street
Upper East Side
/-73.955636,40.77714,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
171 East 83 Street
Upper East Side
/-73.958246,40.776995,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
120 East 82 Street
Upper East Side
/-73.957945,40.776586,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
1200 Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side

150 East 85 Street
Upper East Side
/-73.956928,40.775236,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
1414 3 Avenue
Upper East Side
/-73.955925,40.77813,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
155 East 84 Street
Upper East Side
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1258 Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side
/-73.957555,40.779155,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
1009 Park Avenue
Upper East Side
/-73.956383,40.778811,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
1260 Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side
/-73.957865,40.776711,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
1202 Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side
/-73.957394,40.774906,14/640x640@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1Ijoib3BlbmlnbG9vIiwiYSI6ImNsYjNmMjVwdzBjeHgzd21wYmJmZDB0eGYifQ.XZvZCOh51yXuDBE-I3Bg0A)
178 E 80 St
Upper East Side
What to check before for buildings with high tenant retention in Upper East Side
- Use the high-retention filter as a starting point, then confirm what “retention” means for your unit by checking recent move-in/lease timelines and any stated turnaround patterns in the building’s notes.
- Sort reviews by time frame (if available) and read repeated themes: maintenance response, super/management follow-through, noise, and common-area upkeep.
- Before signing, verify your lease terms in writing: renewal language, any fees for administrative renewals, and who pays for utilities and metered services.
- Ask about practical constraints that affect staying power: waitlists for amenities, package-room procedures, laundry access, and any transfer/subletting rules.
- Even with high retention, still confirm current costs end-to-end (rent plus deposits/fees) and whether the specific apartment’s condition matches what residents describe. Budget for move-in logistics.