Average rent in Lenox Hill, Manhattan
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,640 | $3,100 | $4,299 | 484 |
| 1 Bedroom | $3,000 | $3,900 | $6,490 | 713 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,800 | $5,000 | $11,779 | 509 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $5,460 | $11,500 | $19,500 | 157 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $8,350 | $17,248 | $30,000 | 36 |
Apartments for rent in Lenox Hill
The newest listings in Lenox Hill from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Elevator
- Laundry in building
- Dishwasher
- Air conditioning
- Doorman
- Building gym
- In-unit laundry
- Private outdoor space
- Listings indicating some pets are allowed
Reported apartment size
- studio
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
- 3 bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 1,335 of 1,895 geocoded listings. These are the most commonly nearby weekday routes, based on each listing’s nearest station. Straight-line distance does not measure walking access.
- Q route
- 6 route
- M route
- N route
- R route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 1, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
92 indexable building pages have a listing address matched to the DHCR building registry. A building match does not confirm the status of any apartment in it.
Showing the 5 linked buildings with the most listing history.
Based on Leaseswap listings tracked during the last 6 months. Feature shares count explicit affirmative reports over all tracked listings; a missing detail is unknown, not a negative. Apartment size is based on listings that report square footage. Updated October 1, 2026.
Lenox Hill’s blocks mix apartment buildings with institutional properties, and building scale can change across a few streets. An official project review for the East 77th Street area describes apartment buildings of different heights alongside Lenox Hill Hospital buildings, a church, and other uses. It also describes East 79th Street as having small townhouses and tenements, some with ground-floor retail, as well as larger and taller apartment buildings. These observations come from a defined project study area, not a census of every Lenox Hill block.
A separate City Planning Commission report on the hospital site documents a full-block campus between Park and Lexington Avenues, East 76th and East 77th Streets. It distinguishes the hospital’s interconnected buildings from neighboring residential properties. That campus detail is useful because a nearby large institution can occupy a whole block while residential buildings sit directly beside it. Do not assume that a street-facing institutional address is an apartment building or that the adjacent building shares its entrances or facilities.
For an apartment search, compare the exact block and property type. Ask whether a listing is in a townhouse, a tenement, a mid-rise apartment building, or a taller elevator building, and verify that description at the address. Check the building entrance, floor, elevator availability, package and laundry arrangements, current unit condition, and which shared spaces are included. A ground-floor shop or institutional use may affect the front door or lobby route, so confirm how the specific unit is accessed.
John Jay Park, the 67th Street Library, and the hospital campus are different civic reference points, not interchangeable measures of housing. The City’s report about the hospital is focused on its own block; it should not be stretched to describe all nearby apartments. NYPL’s branch page and NYC Parks’ facility listing can help locate those public places, while the city land-use material gives limited nearby building context. Use both with an in-person check of the exact listing. Confirm the property’s current use, unit layout, services, and lease terms directly instead of drawing conclusions from a landmark or neighborhood name.
Sources: NYC Economic Development Corporation, Allen-Stevenson School environmental review, NYC City Planning Commission, Lenox Hill Hospital report, NYC Parks, John Jay Park, New York Public Library, 67th Street branch
A one-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill is 22% below the Manhattan median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What building types are documented around the East 77th to East 79th Street study area?
- The City’s project review describes apartment buildings at several scales, hospital buildings, and townhouses and tenements along East 79th Street. It is a defined study area, not a survey of every Lenox Hill address.
- Which details should I verify for a Lenox Hill apartment?
- Confirm the building type, unit floor, entrance and elevator route, current condition, and included services. Ask how the apartment entrance relates to any ground-floor store or institutional use at the address.
- Which apartment features are reported in Lenox Hill?
- Across Lenox Hill's 1,903 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Elevator was reported in 1,378 of 1,903 tracked listings (72%). Laundry in building was reported in 1,290 of 1,903 tracked listings (68%). Dishwasher was reported in 1,256 of 1,903 tracked listings (66%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Lenox Hill?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 1,335 of 1,895 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are Q, 6, M, N, R. This is geographic proximity, not a walking-access or current-service guarantee. Source: MTA Subway Stations dataset.
- What is the median rent for a studio apartment in Lenox Hill?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Lenox Hill, Manhattan is $3,100 per month, based on 484 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 18% below the Manhattan median of $3,800 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill, Manhattan is $3,900 per month, based on 713 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 22% below the Manhattan median of $4,985 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill, Manhattan is $5,000 per month, based on 509 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 17% below the Manhattan median of $5,995 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill, Manhattan is $11,500 per month, based on 157 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 51% above the Manhattan median of $7,636 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Lenox Hill, Manhattan is $17,248 per month, based on 36 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 73% above the Manhattan median of $9,995 for the same apartment size.
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