Is 86 W 120th St rent stabilized?
86 W 120th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10027). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1909.
Also written as 86 West 120th Street — or 86 W 120th St, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 79% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). Its 1909 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 16 open violations here, about 2.0 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 170 violations on record at the address, 57 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1909 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL |
| BBL | 1017180069 |
Owner & management
| Owner | NORTHERN MAN EQUITIES 87-14 116 STREET · Richmond Hill, NY 11418 |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 16 open / 170 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 156 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 21, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 86 W 120th St rent stabilized?
86 W 120th St in Harlem (South), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and SECTION 610 OF PHFL. 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 86 W 120th St?
86 W 120th St (BBL 1017180069) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1909, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.