Is 159 2nd Ave rent stabilized?
159 2nd Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1940.
Also written as 159 2nd Avenue — or 159 2nd Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it sits near the middle of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village, where the median building has 18. It went up in 1940, 40 years after the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 8 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 25 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 68 HPD complaints at the address, 8 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1940 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004650047 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SASHA REALTY LLC 111 N CENTRAL PARK AVE #400 · HARTSDALE, NY 10530 |
| Managing agent | SASHA REALTY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 8 open / 25 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 68 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 15, 2025 |