Is 166 W 120th St rent stabilized?
166 W 120th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10027). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1887.
Also written as 166 West 120th Street — or 166 W 120th St, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
It went up in 1887, 23 years before the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Harlem (South). HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 84 such buildings among the 527 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 189 violations on record at the address, 55 are class C — 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. Tenants have filed 253 HPD complaints at the address, 22 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1887 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL |
| BBL | 1019040059 |
Owner & management
| Owner | NORTHERN MAN EQUITIES 87-14 116 STREET · Richmond Hill, NY 11418 |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 189 total · 9 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 253 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 166 W 120th St rent stabilized?
166 W 120th St in Harlem (South), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and SECTION 610 OF PHFL. 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 166 W 120th St?
166 W 120th St (BBL 1019040059) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1887, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.