Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

159-30 Harlem River Dr

built 1950 · 14 stories · 112 apartments
Also known as 159-32 Harlem River Dr, 159-36 Harlem River Dr, 159-42 Harlem River Dr, 159-44 Harlem River Dr — one building, several doors.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
General construction permit
2026 Jun
General construction permit
2026 May
Construction fence permit
2025 Jul
General construction permit
2023 Jul
General construction permit
Facade rating

Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Dec 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See the shed permits at DOB →
What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
2023 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Generac SG350), registration current since Sep 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2022 Dec
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X, X (0.2% annual chance)

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Older records on file
What has happened here
2019 May
Nycha Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test DOB violation
2019 May
Nycha Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test DOB violation
Elevators

4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection May 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Energy

EnergyWhole tax lot

ENERGY STAR score 10 (2024 report), reported for all of RANGEL (8 buildings)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

DOB violations

2 open: 2 about building conditions

2019 May
Nycha Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test
2019 May
Nycha Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

1 heat or hot water

2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Suspended scaffold permit
2026 Sep
Protection and mechanical methods permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

22 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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