Is 505 W 161st St rent stabilized?
505 W 161st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 30 apartments, built in 1922.
Also written as 505 West 161st Street — or 505 W 161st St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
Its 1922 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Washington Heights (South). HPD lists 14 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 167 violations on record at the address, 54 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 503 HPD complaints at the address, 15 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1922 |
| Apartments | 30 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021200042 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 505 W 161, LLC 1601 BRONXDALE AVE. #201 · BRONX, NY 10462 |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SER. CORP. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 14 open / 167 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 503 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 15, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 505 W 161st St rent stabilized?
505 W 161st 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 505 W 161st St?
505 W 161st St (BBL 1021200042) has about 30 residential apartments and was built in 1922, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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