Is 550 W 188th St rent stabilized?
550 W 188th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10040). It has about 13 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 550 West 188th Street — or 550 W 188th St, Manhattan, NY 10040.
How this building compares
With about 13 apartments it is smaller than 95% of the 562 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (North). Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 62 open violations here, about 4.8 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 147 violations on record at the address, 32 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 13 of them are still open. HPD issued 33 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10040 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 13 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, ROOMING HOUSE |
| BBL | 1021580014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | FRANK FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP 550 W 188 ST · NEW YORK, NY 10040 |
| Managing agent | FRANK FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 62 open / 147 total · 33 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 4 open / 136 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 550 W 188th St rent stabilized?
550 W 188th St in Washington Heights (North), 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 ROOMING HOUSE. 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 550 W 188th St?
550 W 188th St (BBL 1021580014) has about 13 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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