Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1900 · 5 stories · 11 apartments
Also known as 159 Essex St — one building, several doors.
The building’s record over time
Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Jun
Doors and windows class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 3C class A
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 3C class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 3C class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B
2026 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Jun
Electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 3C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
Leaks class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 3C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 3C
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Mar
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Feb
Other conditions class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2023 Feb
Fire safety class B
2023 Feb
Leaks class B
2022 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2022 Jul
Leaks class B
2022 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B
2022 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B
2022 Apr
GasApt 3C class C
2021 Nov
Latest boiler work permit 2021
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2021 Nov
Boiler equipment permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Oct
Mechanical systems permit
2021 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2020, last expired Sep 2021
2021 Mar
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Fitzgibbons RZU), registration expired since Mar 2021
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2017 May
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 May
Sign permit
2017 May
General construction permit
2017 May
Sign permit
2013 Mar
Construction class - 2 · never closed
DOB Violations
2012 Nov
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2009 Feb
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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