Is 521 W 185th St rent stabilized?
521 W 185th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10033). It has about 29 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 521 West 185th Street — or 521 W 185th St, Manhattan, NY 10033.
How this building compares
With about 29 apartments it is smaller than 65% of the 562 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (North). Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 26 open violations here, about 0.9 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 279 violations on record at the address, 88 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 10 of them are still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10033 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 29 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021560033 |
Owner & management
| Owner | DY 521 WEST 185 LLC 1387 St Nicholas Avenue #2nd Fl · New York, NY 10033 |
| Managing agent | MICHAEL DISHI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 26 open / 279 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 273 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 11, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 521 W 185th St rent stabilized?
521 W 185th St in Washington Heights (North), 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 185th St?
521 W 185th St (BBL 1021560033) has about 29 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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