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 327 open violations here, about 32.7 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 828 violations on record at the address, 188 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 693 HPD complaints at the address, 138 of them 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 | 327 open / 828 total · 128 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 6 open / 693 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 21, 2025 |
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