Is 255 W 43rd St rent stabilized?
255 W 43rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan (10036). It has about 652 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 255 West 43rd Street — or 255 W 43rd St, Manhattan, NY 10036.
How this building compares
With about 652 apartments it is the largest of the 127 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midtown-Times Square. HPD lists 47 open violations here, about one for every 14 apartments — close to the one for every 13 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 772 violations on record at the address, 223 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 16 of them are still open. HPD issued 74 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 1,740 HPD complaints at the address, 453 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| ZIP | 10036 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 652 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, ARTICLE 11 |
| BBL | 1010150001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BREAKING GROUND HDFC 505 8TH AVENUE #5 FL · NEW YORK, NY 10018 |
| Managing agent | BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 47 open / 772 total · 74 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 11 open / 1740 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 26, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 255 W 43rd St rent stabilized?
255 W 43rd St in Midtown-Times Square, 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 ARTICLE 11. 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 255 W 43rd St?
255 W 43rd St (BBL 1010150001) has about 652 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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