Is 521 W 159th St rent stabilized?
521 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1905.
Also written as 521 West 159th Street — or 521 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 20 apartments it is smaller than 68% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1905 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 88 open violations here, about 4.4 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 311 violations on record at the address, 81 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 37 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1905 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021180050 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 515 NEWLIFE HDFC 1238 NEW YORK AVENUE · HUNTINGTON, NY 11746 |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 88 open / 311 total · 37 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 210 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 9, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 521 W 159th St rent stabilized?
521 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 521 W 159th St?
521 W 159th St (BBL 1021180050) has about 20 residential apartments and was built in 1905, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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