Is 517 W 161st St rent stabilized?
517 W 161st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 41 apartments, built in 1926.
Also written as 517 West 161st Street — or 517 W 161st St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 41 apartments it is larger than 66% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1926 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 11 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 311 violations on record at the address, 52 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 466 HPD complaints at the address, 10 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1926 |
| Apartments | 41 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021200048 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 517 W 161 REALTY, LLC 1601 BRONXDALE AVE. #201 · BRONX, NY 10462 |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SER CORP. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 11 open / 311 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 466 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 15, 2025 |
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