Is 253 W 16th St rent stabilized?
253 W 16th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan (10011). It has about 53 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 253 West 16th Street — or 253 W 16th St, Manhattan, NY 10011.
How this building compares
With about 53 apartments it is larger than 80% of the 490 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Chelsea-Hudson Yards. It went up in 1930, 20 years after the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 75 open violations here, about 1.4 per apartment — above the one for every 7 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 151 violations on record at the address, 48 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 17 of them are still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Chelsea-Hudson Yards |
| ZIP | 10011 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 53 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1007660009 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 253 WEST 16 OWNERS INC 45-02 DITMARS BLVD #1016 · Astoria, NY 11105 |
| Managing agent | VANDERBILT NYC APT. INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 75 open / 151 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 8 open / 983 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 23, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 253 W 16th St rent stabilized?
253 W 16th St in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, 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 16th St?
253 W 16th St (BBL 1007660009) has about 53 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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