Is 559 W 188th St rent stabilized?
559 W 188th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10040). It has about 32 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 559 West 188th Street — or 559 W 188th St, Manhattan, NY 10040.
How this building compares
With about 32 apartments it sits near the middle of the 562 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (North), where the median building has 41. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 19 open violations here, about 0.6 per apartment — matching the median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 343 violations on record at the address, 79 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 7 of them are still open. HPD issued 3 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10040 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 32 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021580055 |
Owner & management
| Owner | PR 559 WEST 188 LLC 205 WEST 15 · NEW YORK, NY 10011 |
| Managing agent | CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 19 open / 343 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 1351 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 559 W 188th St rent stabilized?
559 W 188th St in Washington Heights (North), 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 559 W 188th St?
559 W 188th St (BBL 1021580055) has about 32 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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