Is 551 W 172nd St rent stabilized?
551 W 172nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 24 apartments, built in 1909.
Also written as 551 West 172nd Street — or 551 W 172nd St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 24 apartments it sits near the middle of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South), where the median building has 30. Its 1909 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 82 open violations here, about 3.4 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 145 violations on record at the address, 53 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 30 of them are still open. HPD issued 24 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1909 |
| Apartments | 24 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021290021 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 551 WEST 172ND STREET LLC 95 DELANCEY ST. #206 · NEW YORK, NY 10002 |
| Managing agent | 551 WEST 172ND ST LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 82 open / 145 total · 24 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 143 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 551 W 172nd St rent stabilized?
551 W 172nd 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 172nd St?
551 W 172nd St (BBL 1021290021) has about 24 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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