Is 481 W 159th St rent stabilized?
481 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 481 West 159th Street — or 481 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is smaller than 89% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 20 open violations here, about 1.7 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 161 violations on record at the address, 47 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 21 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021090001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 481 WEST 159 LLC 1499 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11230 |
| Managing agent | DOV SCHREIBER |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 20 open / 161 total · 21 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 239 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 481 W 159th St rent stabilized?
481 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 481 W 159th St?
481 W 159th St (BBL 1021090001) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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