Is 540 W 189th St rent stabilized?
540 W 189th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10040). It has about 30 apartments, built in 1917.
Also written as 540 West 189th Street — or 540 W 189th St, Manhattan, NY 10040.
How this building compares
With about 30 apartments it is smaller than 61% of the 562 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (North). Its 1917 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 98 open violations here, about 3.3 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 771 violations on record at the address, 246 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 893 HPD complaints at the address, 40 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10040 |
| Year built | 1917 |
| Apartments | 30 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1021590043 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 540 WEST 189TH GROUP LLC 50 RUTLEDGE STREET #503 · Brooklyn, NY 11249 |
| Managing agent | PLAZA MANAGEMENT |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 98 open / 771 total · 59 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 893 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 14, 2025 |
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