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.

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 Oct
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Oct
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
Boiler burning natural gas (Generac SG350), registration current since Sep 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Sep
Protection and mechanical methods permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
General construction permit
2026 Jun
General construction permit
2026 May
Construction fence permit
2026 May
4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection May 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction 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 May
Nycha Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test
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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