Is 252 W 149th St rent stabilized?
252 W 149th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10039). It has about 24 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 252 West 149th Street — or 252 W 149th St, Manhattan, NY 10039.
How this building compares
With about 24 apartments it is larger than 75% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 28 open violations here, about 1.2 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 120 violations on record at the address, 44 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 149 HPD complaints at the address, 47 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10039 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 24 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1020340060 |
Owner & management
| Owner | West 149th Street Apartments LLC 256 West 153rd Street · New York, NY 10039 |
| Managing agent | Pillar Property Management |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 28 open / 120 total · 23 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 149 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 5, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 252 W 149th St rent stabilized?
252 W 149th St in Harlem (North), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 252 W 149th St?
252 W 149th St (BBL 1020340060) has about 24 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, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.