Is 516 W 159th St rent stabilized?
516 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 21 apartments, built in 1913.
Also written as 516 West 159th Street — or 516 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 21 apartments it is smaller than 63% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1913 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 49 open violations here, about 2.3 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 413 violations on record at the address, 93 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 950 HPD complaints at the address, 33 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1913 |
| Apartments | 21 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, J-51 |
| BBL | 1021170028 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SPARC UPTOWN LLC 445 central ave #210 · Cedarhurst, NY 11516 |
| Managing agent | HFNYC Management LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 49 open / 413 total · 19 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 950 total |
| HPD registration last filed | February 6, 2026 |
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