Is 642 W 172nd St rent stabilized?
642 W 172nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan (10032). It has about 26 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 642 West 172nd Street — or 642 W 172nd St, Manhattan, NY 10032.
How this building compares
With about 26 apartments it sits near the middle of the 658 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (South), where the median building has 30. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1914 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 330 violations on record at the address, 71 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 433 HPD complaints at the address, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 10032 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 26 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021420081 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 642 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC. 3110 37TH AVENUE #500 · LIC, NY 11101 |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 330 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 433 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 25, 2025 |
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