Is 609 W 188th St rent stabilized?
609 W 188th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10040). It has about 47 apartments, built in 1924.
Also written as 609 West 188th Street — or 609 W 188th St, Manhattan, NY 10040.
How this building compares
With about 47 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 1924 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 24 apartments — below the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 74 violations on record at the address, 21 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 85 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10040 |
| Year built | 1924 |
| Apartments | 47 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021680056 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MERRIMAC ESTATES INC 4422 BROADWAY #330 · NEW YORK CITY, NY 10040 |
| Managing agent | NATHAN FISHMAN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 74 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 85 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 26, 2025 |
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