Is 537 W 156th St rent stabilized?
537 W 156th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1916.
Also written as 537 West 156th Street — or 537 W 156th 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 1916 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 24 open violations here, about 1.2 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 79 violations on record at the address, 17 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 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 (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1916 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1021150054 |
Owner & management
| Owner | PALACE UNITED HDFC 20 TUCKAHOE ROAD · YONKERS, NY 10710 |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 24 open / 79 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 97 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 537 W 156th St rent stabilized?
537 W 156th 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 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 537 W 156th St?
537 W 156th St (BBL 1021150054) has about 20 residential apartments and was built in 1916, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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