Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

159 Stanton St

built 1900 · 5 stories · 18 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 2 22Apt 3 3Apt 7 18Apt 11B 2

4 of this building’s 18 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
Show 11 more
2026 Feb
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 Feb
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 Feb
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2024 Sep
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2024 Sep
Construction DOB violation
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class B · closed · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class A · closed · HPD violation
2018 Oct
General construction permit
2016 Jul
General construction permit
2016 Jul
General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

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: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); 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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 12 complaints, 2025–2026 · 11 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 May
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 15 more
2026 Feb
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 11B complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3 complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3 complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith LO28-S-7), registration current since Jul 2025

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

Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: yes

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

18 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-18 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt 7 class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 7 complaint
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 7 class B · closed · HPD violation
2017 Mar
Plumbing permit
2017 Feb
Plumbing permit
Show 1 more
2017 Feb
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 21 complaints, 2025–2026 · 14 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jul
Pests class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
MoldApt 7 class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions complaint
Show 24 more
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
2026 May
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Mar
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Mar
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Mar
PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Mold, pestsApt 2 complaint
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jan
MoldApt 2 complaint
2025 Nov
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Sep
MoldApt 2 complaint
2025 Sep
Pests class C · HPD violation
2025 Sep
PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Mold, pestsApt 2 complaint
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Sep
PestsApt 2 complaint
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Aug
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Jun
MoldApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2025 Jun
MoldApt 7 class A · closed · HPD violation
2023 Nov
PestsApt 7 class C · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Electrical class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Electrical complaint
2026 Jul
Electrical complaint
2026 Jul
Electrical class C · HPD violation

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

28 open: 28 about building conditions — pests (6), smoke or CO detectors (4), walls, floors and stairs (4), heat or hot water (3); 11 immediately hazardous (class C). 8 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 259 violations on record in all, 2013–2026 — the 36 most recent are listed here

2026 Jul
Electrical class B
2026 Jul
Electrical class C
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Jul
Pests class C
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Jul
Other conditions class B
2026 Jul
Fire safety class C
Show 25 more
2026 Jul
MoldApt 7 class A
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt 7 class A
2026 Jul
Other conditionsApt 7 class A
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 7 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Mar
PestsApt 2 class C
2026 Mar
PestsApt 2 class C
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Sep
Pests class C
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B
2025 Sep
PestsApt 2 class C
2025 Sep
Other conditionsApt 2 class A · closed
2025 Sep
Other conditions class A
2025 Jun
MoldApt 7 class B
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B
2025 Jun
MoldApt 7 class A · closed
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed
2023 Nov
PestsApt 7 class C · closed
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 7 class B · closed
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class B · closed
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

16 unsanitary conditions, 12 heat or hot water, 4 floors or stairs, 4 mold, 3 general repairs, 3 paint or plaster, 3 pests, 2 electrical, 1 plumbing

2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jul
Electrical, unsanitary conditions
2026 Jul
Electrical
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 3
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditions
Show 39 more
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2026 May
Unsanitary conditions
2026 May
Heat or hot water
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Mar
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 11B
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 2
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jan
MoldApt 2
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3
2025 Sep
Floors or stairsApt 2
2025 Sep
MoldApt 2
2025 Sep
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 2
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Sep
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 2
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jul
General repairs
2025 Jun
General repairsApt 11B
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 7
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Doors or windows
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 7
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-18 · 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

Permit history

7 permits since 1990

2020 Jan
Structural permit
2018 Oct
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2017 Feb
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2017 Feb
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
and 3 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

Everything else on record
2026 Jul
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Other conditionsApt 7 class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 3 complaint
Show 17 more
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2025 Sep
Floors or stairsApt 2 complaint
2025 Sep
Other conditionsApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2025 Sep
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2025 Jul
General repairs complaint
2025 Jun
General repairsApt 11B complaint
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2024 Sep
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation
2024 Sep
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation
2024 Sep
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation
2024 Feb
Doors or windows complaint
2023 Oct
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 7 complaint
2020 Jan
Structural permit
2017 Feb
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 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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