Is 2159 5th Ave rent stabilized?
2159 5th Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Harlem (North), Manhattan (10037). It has about 13 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 2159 5th Avenue — or 2159 5th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10037.
How this building compares
With about 13 apartments it sits near the middle of the 515 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Harlem (North), where the median building has 12. HPD lists 50 open violations here, about 3.8 per apartment — above the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 95 violations on record at the address, 26 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 17 of them are still open. HPD issued 47 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 115 HPD complaints at the address, 22 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10037 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 13 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, J-51 |
| BBL | 1017560069 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MALKA ASSETS LLC 45 N STATION PLZ #315 · GREAT NECK, NY 11021 |
| Managing agent | ABCNY INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 50 open / 95 total · 47 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 5 open / 115 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 7, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 2159 5th Ave rent stabilized?
2159 5th Ave in East Harlem (North), 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 J-51. 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 2159 5th Ave?
2159 5th Ave (BBL 1017560069) has about 13 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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