Is 539 W 156th St rent stabilized?
539 W 156th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 22 apartments, built in 1916.
Also written as 539 West 156th Street — or 539 W 156th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 22 apartments it is smaller than 60% 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 4 open violations here, about one for every 6 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 140 violations on record at the address, 48 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1916 |
| Apartments | 22 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021150056 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 539 W 156, LLC 1499 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11230 |
| Managing agent | DOV SCHREIBER |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 140 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 627 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 28, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 539 W 156th St rent stabilized?
539 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 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 539 W 156th St?
539 W 156th St (BBL 1021150056) has about 22 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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