Is 21 W 137th St rent stabilized?
21 W 137th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10037). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 21 West 137th Street — or 21 W 137th St, Manhattan, NY 10037.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it sits near the middle of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North), where the median building has 15. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 60 open violations here, about 3.3 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 151 violations on record at the address, 45 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 146 HPD complaints at the address, 23 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10037 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1017350020 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WEST 137 STREET LP 256 WEST 153RD STREET · New York, NY 10039 |
| Managing agent | PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 60 open / 151 total · 32 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 3 open / 146 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 17, 2025 |