Is 542 W 159th St rent stabilized?
542 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 15 apartments, built in 1913.
Also written as 542 West 159th Street — or 542 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 15 apartments it is smaller than 84% 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 7 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 141 violations on record at the address, 33 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 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 | 1913 |
| Apartments | 15 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL |
| BBL | 1021170014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SCATTERED SITES, LP 1328 NEW YORK AVENUE · HUNTINGTON, NY 11746 |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY, LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 141 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 94 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 9, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 542 W 159th St rent stabilized?
542 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 codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and SECTION 610 OF PHFL. 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 542 W 159th St?
542 W 159th St (BBL 1021170014) has about 15 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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