Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

159 John St

built 1980 · 5 stories · 32 apartments
Also known as 181 Front St — one building, several doors.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record
What has happened here
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
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2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2018 May
Heating/ventilation permit
2017 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
2016 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Hb Smith G28-W-7), registration expired since Sep 1983

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2013

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE

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: Reached by future high tide (sea level rise, with no storm); 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

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2018 May
Plumbing permit
2017 Apr
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

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

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2018 Aug
Fire protection permit
2018 Aug
Sprinklers permit
2018 May
Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

No issues on record
What has happened here
2018 May
General construction permit
2017 Apr
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation
Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

Permit history

22 permits since 1990

2018 Aug
Fire protection permit
2018 Aug
Sprinklers permit
2018 May
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2017 Apr
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2016 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
and 17 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

  • HPD violationsfound0 open
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

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
Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record

Sources

21 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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