Is 172 W 81st St rent stabilized?
172 W 81st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan (10024). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1891.
Also written as 172 West 81st Street — or 172 W 81st St, Manhattan, NY 10024.
How this building compares
With about 20 apartments it is larger than 63% of the 1,075 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper West Side (Central). Its 1891 construction date sits close to the 1897 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 1.2 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 171 violations on record at the address, 46 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 10 of them are still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side (Central) |
| ZIP | 10024 |
| Year built | 1891 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1012110059 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 172 W 81 LLC 122 WEST 81ST STREET #BASE · New York, NY 10024 |
| Managing agent | SOPHIA MAGNONE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 171 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 9 open / 215 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 18, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 172 W 81st St rent stabilized?
172 W 81st St in Upper West Side (Central), 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 172 W 81st St?
172 W 81st St (BBL 1012110059) has about 20 residential apartments and was built in 1891, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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