East Harlem

Location: East Harlem's southern border is 96th street, western - Fifth Avenue. To the east and north, East Harlem is flanked by the Harlem River.

That said, thanks to the arrival of a multitude of market-rate rentals and condos (in new, as well as converted buildings) in the blocks between East 96th and East 97th, the border region of East Harlem feels very much like the Upper East Side.

Character: Long thought as one of the Manhattan's grittiest areas, East Harlem has been improving its image and its housing stocks for more than a decade. Gentrification started slowly at the level of 96-97th Streets at first, but new rental and condo development quickly crept up to higher streets and the population became genuinely mixed.

That said, the neighborhood (also called "El Barrio") still retains its Latin-flavored character with many inexpensive eateries and a largely working class, Spanish-speaking population.

Demographics: Before 2000, East 96th street (the neighborhood's southern border) was one of the most famous socio-economic "boundaries" in North America: to the south of it lied the affluent Upper East Side and to the north - the significantly less affluent East Harlem, where within the span of a few blocks, the average household income plunged to only a fraction of its sub-East 96th value. That contrast has been softened and the border bluerred somewhat by gentrification of the late 1990's and 2000's.

Gentrification aside, the population of East Harlem remains considerably less affluent than that of its southern neighbor. The neighborhood contains a significant number of housing projects run by NYCHA (Carver, Lexington, Washington, Clinton, White, Metro North, Lehman, Johnson, Taft, Jefferson, Corsi, Wagner, Robinson, Lincoln).

Apartments & Real Estate

Other than housing developments (projects) of various sizes, the neighborhood mostly contains the standard New York 4-6 story "tenement-type" housing, although in recent years several "market-rate" rental and condo buildings have been built as well...

Selected Rental Buildings

• 229 East 96th Street (East Harlem) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• 233 East 96th Street (East Harlem) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• Carnegie Hill Place - 1500 Lex (1500 Lexington Ave, East Harlem) {4 available apts}
  A modern high-rise concierge building.
• Carnegie Hill Place - 1501 Lex (1501 Lexington Avenue, East Harlem) {5 available apts}
  A modern mid-rise concierge building.
• The Monterey (175 East 96th Street, East Harlem) {8 available apts}
  A modern high-rise building occupying the corner of East 96th Street and Third Avenue.

See all East Harlem Rental Apartment Buildings (24 buildings)

Selected No-Fee Rental Listings

• $1,050 Studio at 115 East 116th Street available 07/Nov/2009 posted 06/Nov/2009.
• $4,995 2-Bedroom at One Carnegie Hill available 07/Nov/2009 posted 06/Nov/2009.
• $3,495 3-Bedroom at Stonehenge Park available 01/Nov/2009 posted 05/Nov/2009.
• $1,325 Studio at 233 East 96th Street available 03/Dec/2009 posted 02/Nov/2009.
• $5,900 Studio at 1160 Fifth Avenue posted 27/Oct/2009.

See all East Harlem No Fee Rental Apartments (36 total)

Condo & Co-op Buildings

• 440 East 117th Street (East Harlem)
  A modern low-rise building.
• Hampton Court (333 East 102nd Street, East Harlem)
  An mid-rise mixed-use modern building. Designed by The Stephen B. Jacobs Group, with interiors designed by Andi Pepper.
• One Carnegie Hill (215 East 96th Street, East Harlem) {5 available apts}
  A large modern condo & rental building that stretches from East 96th to East 97th street, built in 2005 by Related Companies. The Islamic Cultural Center of New York shares th....

See all East Harlem Condo Apartment Buildings (11 buildings)

News and Updates

Read all East Harlem News