Is 556 W 156th St rent stabilized?
556 W 156th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 30 apartments, built in 1911.
Also written as 556 West 156th Street — or 556 W 156th St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
Its 1911 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Washington Heights (South). HPD lists 9 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 120 violations on record at the address, 26 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 458 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1911 |
| Apartments | 30 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021140015 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC 553 MANHATTAN AVE #MGT OF · New York, NY 10027 |
| Managing agent | SENSA REALTY LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 9 open / 120 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 458 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 556 W 156th St rent stabilized?
556 W 156th 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 556 W 156th St?
556 W 156th St (BBL 1021140015) has about 30 residential apartments and was built in 1911, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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