Is 536 W 153rd St rent stabilized?
536 W 153rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan (10031). It has about 25 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 536 West 153rd Street — or 536 W 153rd St, Manhattan, NY 10031.
How this building compares
With about 25 apartments it is larger than 61% of the 517 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 23 open violations here, about 0.9 per apartment — matching the median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 69 violations on record at the address, 17 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 19 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill |
| ZIP | 10031 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 25 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1020840053 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CECILIA ASSOCIATES, L.P 209 East 118th Street · New York, NY 10035 |
| Managing agent | MOTT STREET MANAGEMENT & BROKERAGE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 23 open / 69 total · 19 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 179 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 536 W 153rd St rent stabilized?
536 W 153rd St in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. 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 536 W 153rd St?
536 W 153rd St (BBL 1020840053) has about 25 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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