Is 522 W 161st St rent stabilized?
522 W 161st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 24 apartments, built in 1910. A unit here was recently advertised for rent.
Also written as 522 West 161st Street — or 522 W 161st St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
Recently advertised for rent
How this building compares
With about 24 apartments it sits near the middle of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South), where the median building has 30. Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 54 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 392 violations on record at the address, 141 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 871 HPD complaints at the address, 34 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 24 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021190026 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SPAR UPTOWN LLC 445 central ave #210 · Cedarhurst, NY 11516 |
| Managing agent | HFNYC Management LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 54 open / 392 total · 24 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 871 total |
| HPD registration last filed | March 10, 2026 |
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