Is 159 Prince St rent stabilized?
159 Prince St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in SoHo, Manhattan (10012). It has about 16 apartments, built in 1873.
Also written as 159 Prince Street — or 159 Prince St, Manhattan, NY 10012.
How this building compares
With about 16 apartments it sits near the middle of the 269 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in SoHo, where the median building has 19. It went up in 1873, 27 years before the 1900 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 35 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the one for every 6 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 53 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 45 HPD complaints at the address, 5 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | SoHo |
| ZIP | 10012 |
| Year built | 1873 |
| Apartments | 16 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1005160042 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MEO 159-161 Prince 185 Madison Ave #FL 10 · New York, NY 10016 |
| Managing agent | Tristar Management Associates LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 35 open / 53 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 45 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 21, 2026 |