Is 156 W 131st St rent stabilized?
156 W 131st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10027). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1896.
Also written as 156 West 131st Street — or 156 W 131st St, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is smaller than 61% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). Its 1896 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 12 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 29 HPD complaints at the address, 6 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1896 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX, J-51 |
| BBL | 1019150059 |
Owner & management
| Owner | West 132nd Street Cluster LP 2550 Frederick Douglass Blvd · New York, NY 10030 |
| Managing agent | Dwelling Place Properties LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 12 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 29 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |