Is 543 W 159th St rent stabilized?
543 W 159th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 3 apartments, built in 1905.
Also written as 543 West 159th Street — or 543 W 159th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 3 apartments it is smaller than 99% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1905 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 1 open violation here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 23 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 27 HPD complaints at the address, 7 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1905 |
| Apartments | 3 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021180056 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Central Harlem 203K HDFC 121 Sixth Ave #501 · New York, NY 10013 |
| Managing agent | Jose Mejia |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 1 open / 23 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 27 total |
| HPD registration last filed | November 26, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 543 W 159th St rent stabilized?
543 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 543 W 159th St?
543 W 159th St (BBL 1021180056) has about 3 residential apartments and was built in 1905, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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