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 143 open violations here, about 13.0 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, and 22 of them are still open. HPD issued 18 new violations at the address 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 | 143 open / 192 total · 18 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 62 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 27, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 Essex St rent stabilized?
159 Essex St in Lower East Side, 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 Essex St?
159 Essex St (BBL 1004120073) has about 11 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.