Is 157 W 72nd St rent stabilized?
157 W 72nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan (10023). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1884.
Also written as 157 West 72nd Street — or 157 W 72nd St, Manhattan, NY 10023.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 95% of the 407 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square. Its 1884 construction date sits close to the 1894 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — above the one for every 10 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 3 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. Tenants have filed 6 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side-Lincoln Square |
| ZIP | 10023 |
| Year built | 1884 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1011440010 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 157 WEST 72 STREET LLC 1261 BROADWAY #1002 · New York, NY 10001 |
| Managing agent | BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 3 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 6 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 157 W 72nd St rent stabilized?
157 W 72nd St in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan 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 157 W 72nd St?
157 W 72nd St (BBL 1011440010) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1884, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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