Is 255 E 188th St rent stabilized?
255 E 188th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Fordham Heights, the Bronx (10458). It has about 21 apartments, built in 1915.
Also written as 255 East 188th Street — or 255 E 188th St, the Bronx, NY 10458.
How this building compares
With about 21 apartments it is smaller than 74% of the 262 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Fordham Heights. Its 1915 construction date sits close to the 1925 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 1.3 per apartment — matching the median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 168 violations on record at the address, 55 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 12 of them are still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Fordham Heights |
| ZIP | 10458 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| Apartments | 21 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2031480040 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CASABLANCA HOLDINGS 217 W 231 STREET #4 · BRONX, NY 10463 |
| Managing agent | BIANCA CASABLANCA |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 168 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 447 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 2, 2026 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 255 E 188th St rent stabilized?
255 E 188th St in Fordham Heights, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 255 E 188th St?
255 E 188th St (BBL 2031480040) has about 21 residential apartments and was built in 1915, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.