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 36 open violations here, about 2.4 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 138 violations on record at the address, 29 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 177 HPD complaints at the address, 16 of them 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 | 36 open / 138 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 177 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 10, 2025 |
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