# 159 W 145 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/159-west-145-street-manhattan

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## In one line

Latest city facade filing rates this building unsafe (Dec 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1915 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 16 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- Latest city facade filing rates this building unsafe (Dec 2022)
- 6 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water
- 3 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2023–2024 are still open
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 3 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2024–2026
- 27 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Feb 2019, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Dec 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 31 open: 27 about building conditions — smoke or CO detectors (8), walls, floors and stairs (5), pests (4), fire safety (3); 6 immediately hazardous (class C), 4 about paperwork or notices. 9 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 47 violations on record in all, 2017–2026 — the 40 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 31 open: 17 about building conditions, 9 about filings or paperwork, 5 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 line of travel, 2 heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **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)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Federal Fst-40 FEDERAL FST-40), registration expired since Jan 1993 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1993 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 8 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Feb 2020, last expired Mar 2022 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

4 of 16 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/159-west-145-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/159-west-145-street-manhattan/unit/3a
- Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/159-west-145-street-manhattan/unit/3b
- Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/159-west-145-street-manhattan/unit/5b

## Registered with the city

- CENTRAL HARLEM GATEWAY HOUSING LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- CHG HOUSING LP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- CHG HOUSING L.P. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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