Is 161 E 96th St rent stabilized?
161 E 96th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Harlem (South), Manhattan (10128). It has about 22 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 161 East 96th Street โ or 161 E 96th St, Manhattan, NY 10128.
How this building compares
With about 22 apartments it is larger than 69% of the 394 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Harlem (South). Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists no open violations at this address โ one of 81 such buildings among the 394 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 90 violations on record at the address, 16 are class C โ HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 9 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10128 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 22 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes โ DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1016240025 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ENCORE MANHATTAN 168 LLC 161 EAST 96TH STREET ยท New York, NY 10128 |
| Managing agent | ENCORE SPRING REALTY |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 90 total ยท 9 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 113 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 2, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 161 E 96th St rent stabilized?
161 E 96th St in East Harlem (South), 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 โ ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 161 E 96th St?
161 E 96th St (BBL 1016240025) has about 22 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
Other rent-stabilized buildings in East Harlem (South)
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