Is 509 W 159th St rent stabilized?
509 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 22 apartments, built in 1916.
Also written as 509 West 159th Street — or 509 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 22 apartments it is smaller than 60% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1916 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about one for every 6 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 224 violations on record at the address, 88 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 6 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1916 |
| Apartments | 22 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 1021180043 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 18 HOLDINGS GROUP LLC 72 WARREN STREET ##5E · NY, NY 10007 |
| Managing agent | AMSTERDAM 159 LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 224 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 9 open / 1226 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 27, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 509 W 159th St rent stabilized?
509 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 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 509 W 159th St?
509 W 159th St (BBL 1021180043) has about 22 residential apartments and was built in 1916, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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