Is 169 W 161st St rent stabilized?
169 W 161st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Highbridge, the Bronx (10452). It has about 4 apartments, built in 2003.
Also written as 169 West 161st Street — or 169 W 161st St, the Bronx, NY 10452.
How this building compares
With about 4 apartments it is smaller than 88% of the 209 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Highbridge. It went up in 2003, 74 years after the 1929 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 25 open violations here, about 6.2 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 56 violations on record at the address, 14 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 107 HPD complaints at the address, 4 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Highbridge |
| ZIP | 10452 |
| Year built | 2003 |
| Apartments | 4 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 2025240105 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SAN HAIN CHEW 848 43 #32 · BROOKLYN, NY 11232 |
| Managing agent | SAN HAIN CHEW |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 25 open / 56 total |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 107 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 18, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 169 W 161st St rent stabilized?
169 W 161st St in Highbridge, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and 421-A (1-15). Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 169 W 161st St?
169 W 161st St (BBL 2025240105) has about 4 residential apartments and was built in 2003, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.