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 75 open violations here, about 3.1 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 138 violations on record at the address, 49 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 143 HPD complaints at the address, 9 of them 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 | 75 open / 138 total · 17 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 143 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
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