Is 552 W 161st St rent stabilized?
552 W 161st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 7 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 552 West 161st Street — or 552 W 161st St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 7 apartments it is smaller than 95% of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South). Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 1.9 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 97 violations on record at the address, 17 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 7 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021190121 |
Owner & management
| Owner | HILLTOP 161 LLC 2037 LEMOINE AVENUE #1004 · Fort Lee, NJ 07024 |
| Managing agent | HILLTOP 161 LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 97 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 106 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 26, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 552 W 161st St rent stabilized?
552 W 161st 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 552 W 161st St?
552 W 161st St (BBL 1021190121) has about 7 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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