Is 159 W 53rd St rent stabilized?
159 W 53rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan (10019). It has about 209 apartments, built in 1968.
Also written as 159 West 53rd Street — or 159 W 53rd St, Manhattan, NY 10019.
How this building compares
With about 209 apartments it is larger than 86% of the 127 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midtown-Times Square. It went up in 1968, 48 years after the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 47 such buildings among the 133 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 5 violations on record at the address, 1 is class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 12 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| ZIP | 10019 |
| Year built | 1968 |
| Apartments | 209 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, NON-EVICT COOP/CONDO |
| BBL | 1010067501 |
Owner & management
| Owner | TOWER 53 CONDOMINIUM 260 MADISON AVENUE #17TH F · New York, NY 10016 |
| Managing agent | PRIDE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 5 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 12 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 2, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 159 W 53rd St rent stabilized?
159 W 53rd St in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 W 53rd St?
159 W 53rd St (BBL 1010067501) has about 209 residential apartments and was built in 1968, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.
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