Is 261 W 116th St rent stabilized?
261 W 116th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10026). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 261 West 116th Street — or 261 W 116th St, Manhattan, NY 10026.
How this building compares
With about 20 apartments it is larger than 66% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). HPD lists 16 open violations here, about 0.8 per apartment — matching the median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 146 violations on record at the address, 35 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 19 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 97 HPD complaints at the address, 7 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10026 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019220001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Central Harlem Mutual Housing Association HDFC 121 Sixth Ave #501 · New York, NY 10013 |
| Managing agent | Jose Mejia |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 16 open / 146 total · 19 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 97 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 26, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 261 W 116th St rent stabilized?
261 W 116th St in Harlem (South), 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 261 W 116th St?
261 W 116th St (BBL 1019220001) has about 20 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.