Is 551 W 170th St rent stabilized?
551 W 170th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 48 apartments, built in 1909.
Also written as 551 West 170th Street — or 551 W 170th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 48 apartments it is larger than 76% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1909 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 23 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 740 violations on record at the address, 189 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 21 of them are still open. HPD issued 22 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1909 |
| Apartments | 48 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021270022 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WE AUDUBON 100, LLC 1499 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11230 |
| Managing agent | DOV SCHREIBER |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 23 open / 740 total · 22 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1814 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 28, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 551 W 170th St rent stabilized?
551 W 170th 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 551 W 170th St?
551 W 170th St (BBL 1021270022) has about 48 residential apartments and was built in 1909, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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