Is 538 W 159th St rent stabilized?
538 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1913.
Also written as 538 West 159th Street — or 538 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is smaller than 92% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1913 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 346 open violations here, about 34.6 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 849 violations on record at the address, 194 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 71 of them are still open. HPD issued 124 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1913 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021170017 |
Owner & management
| Owner | RH 536-538 W 159 STREET LP 1601 BRONXDALE AVE. #201 · BRONX, NY 10462 |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SER. CORP. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 346 open / 849 total · 124 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 12 open / 718 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 21, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 538 W 159th St rent stabilized?
538 W 159th 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 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 538 W 159th St?
538 W 159th St (BBL 1021170017) has about 10 residential apartments and was built in 1913, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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