Is 253 W 109th St rent stabilized?
253 W 109th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, Manhattan (10025). It has about 5 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 253 West 109th Street — or 253 W 109th St, Manhattan, NY 10025.
How this building compares
With about 5 apartments it is smaller than 99% of the 475 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 4.8 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 28 violations on record at the address, 3 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley |
| ZIP | 10025 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 5 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1018810006 |
Owner & management
| Owner | TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 400 WEST 119TH STREET · New York, NY 10027 |
| Managing agent | DIEGO RIVERA |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 28 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 5 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 1, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 253 W 109th St rent stabilized?
253 W 109th St in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, 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 253 W 109th St?
253 W 109th St (BBL 1018810006) has about 5 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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