Is 609 W 196th St rent stabilized?
609 W 196th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10040). It has about 51 apartments, built in 1928.
Also written as 609 West 196th Street — or 609 W 196th St, Manhattan, NY 10040.
How this building compares
With about 51 apartments it is larger than 66% of the 562 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (North). Its 1928 construction date sits close to the 1922 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 72 open violations here, about 1.4 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 715 violations on record at the address, 145 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 19 of them are still open. HPD issued 97 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10040 |
| Year built | 1928 |
| Apartments | 51 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021720100 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP 111 N CENTRAL PARK AVE #400 · HARTSDALE, NY 10530 |
| Managing agent | 609 WEST ASSOCIATES LP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 72 open / 715 total · 97 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 4 open / 1268 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 4, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 609 W 196th St rent stabilized?
609 W 196th 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 609 W 196th St?
609 W 196th St (BBL 1021720100) has about 51 residential apartments and was built in 1928, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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