Is 278 W 117th St rent stabilized?
278 W 117th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10026). It has about 15 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 278 West 117th Street — or 278 W 117th St, Manhattan, NY 10026.
How this building compares
With about 15 apartments it sits near the middle of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South), where the median building has 12. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 30 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 4 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 74 HPD complaints at the address, 12 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10026 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 15 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019220060 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC 579 5TH AVENUE #FL 2 · New York, NY 10017 |
| Managing agent | 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 30 total · 4 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 74 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 278 W 117th St rent stabilized?
278 W 117th 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 278 W 117th St?
278 W 117th St (BBL 1019220060) has about 15 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.