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185 West Houston Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10014 BBL 1005200029 62 units · 6 floors · 1962

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in SoHo
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 185 West Houston Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1962
6 or more units
62 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 185 West Houston Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
32th percentile

Out of 389 buildings in this neighborhood, 124 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
52.3%
No serious
violations
42.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
5.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Building characteristics
Total units62
Floors6
Year built1962
Gross area44,300 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

231 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10014
233 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10014
179 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
181 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
183 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
185 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
187 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
189 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
191 West Houston St, New York, NY 10014
Who's behind the building

185 West Houston Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Western Houston Equities Inc
Address
45-02 45-02 Ditmars Blvd, 1022
Astoria, NY 11105
Landlord portfolio

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