Is 531 W 49th St rent stabilized?
531 W 49th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan (10019). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1915.
Also written as 531 West 49th Street — or 531 W 49th St, Manhattan, NY 10019.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is smaller than 73% of the 552 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hell's Kitchen. Its 1915 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about 0.7 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Tenants have filed 3 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hell's Kitchen |
| ZIP | 10019 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1010780015 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SMS REALTY SERVICES LLC 531 W 49TH ST #6E · MANHATTAN, NY 10019 |
| Managing agent | SMS REALTY SERVICES LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 11 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 3 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 30, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 531 W 49th St rent stabilized?
531 W 49th St in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files. 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 531 W 49th St?
531 W 49th St (BBL 1010780015) has about 10 residential apartments and was built in 1915, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized, and the DHCR files this site is built on register the building rather than its individual apartments.