Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1950 · 14 stories · 112 apartments
Also known as 159-20 Harlem River Dr — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY · 567 other buildings here list it
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 Dec
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
General construction permit
2026 Jun
General construction permit
2026 May
Construction fence permit
2026 May
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection May 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Jul
General construction permit, Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2022 Dec
Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Dec 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2019 May
Nycha Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test
DOB Violations
2019 Apr
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X, X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1950
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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