Is 478 W 159th St rent stabilized?
478 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 15 apartments, built in 1896.
Also written as 478 West 159th Street — or 478 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 15 apartments it is smaller than 84% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). It went up in 1896, 18 years before the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 41 open violations here, about 2.7 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 143 violations on record at the address, 31 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1896 |
| Apartments | 15 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021080021 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 478 HILL HOMES HDFC 1328 NEW YORK AVENUE · Huntington, NY 11746 |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 41 open / 143 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 186 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 478 W 159th St rent stabilized?
478 W 159th St in Washington Heights (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 478 W 159th St?
478 W 159th St (BBL 1021080021) has about 15 residential apartments and was built in 1896, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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