Is 359 W 53rd St rent stabilized?
359 W 53rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan (10019). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 359 West 53rd Street — or 359 W 53rd St, Manhattan, NY 10019.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 83% of the 552 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hell's Kitchen. HPD lists 8 open violations here, about 1.0 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 15 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 12 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hell's Kitchen |
| ZIP | 10019 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 1010440001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WHAT'S IN A NAME LTD 170 HALPIN AVE · Staten Island, NY 10312 |
| Managing agent | WHAT'S IN A NAME LTD |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 8 open / 15 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 12 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 18, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 359 W 53rd St rent stabilized?
359 W 53rd St in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING B. 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 359 W 53rd St?
359 W 53rd St (BBL 1010440001) has about 8 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.