Is 159 Essex St rent stabilized?
159 Essex St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Lower East Side, Manhattan (10002). It has about 11 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 159 Essex Street — or 159 Essex St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
With about 11 apartments it is smaller than 74% of the 322 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Lower East Side. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 153 open violations here, about 13.9 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 192 violations on record at the address, 43 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 62 HPD complaints at the address, 14 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 11 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004120073 |
Owner & management
| Owner | YIN FA REALTY CORP 159 ESSEX #D · New York, NJ 10002 |
| Managing agent | YIN FA REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 153 open / 192 total · 18 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 62 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 27, 2025 |