Is 159 Christopher St rent stabilized?
159 Christopher St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in West Village, Manhattan (10014). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1880.
Also written as 159 Christopher Street — or 159 Christopher St, Manhattan, NY 10014.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is smaller than 68% of the 521 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in West Village. It went up in 1880, 20 years before the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — above the one for every 10 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 87 violations on record at the address, 30 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 11 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | West Village |
| ZIP | 10014 |
| Year built | 1880 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1006300001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | FRAK REALTY LLC 66 MARBLEDALE RD · TUCKAHOE, NY 10707 |
| Managing agent | VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 87 total · 11 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 338 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 Christopher St rent stabilized?
159 Christopher St in West Village, 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 159 Christopher St?
159 Christopher St (BBL 1006300001) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1880, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.