159 W 228 St

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

2025 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt 1 complaint

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2024 Oct

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

2019 Nov

2018 Apr

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1991 (2 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

2 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

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

Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

2026 May

PlumbingApt 1 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 2 complaint

Plumbing complaint

PlumbingApt 14 complaint

LeaksApt 2 class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 14 complaint

2025 Jan

PlumbingApt 1 complaint

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2024 Aug

PlumbingApt 2 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 2 complaint

PlumbingApt 20 complaint

PlumbingApt 20 complaint

PlumbingApt 20 complaint

Water service line

Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 11 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year

What has happened here

MoldApt 1 class A · HPD violation

PestsApt 1 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 1 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 1 complaint

MoldApt 1 class B · HPD violation

PestsApt 1 class C · HPD violation

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MoldApt 1 class A · closed · HPD violation

2026 May

PestsApt 1 complaint

Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation

MoldApt 2 complaint

Unsanitary conditions complaint

PestsApt 14 complaint

PestsApt 14 complaint

PestsApt 14 complaint

Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation

PestsApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 2 class B · HPD violation

2024 Feb

MoldApt 2 class B · HPD violation

2024 Feb

PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation

MoldApt 2 complaint

Mold, pestsApt 2 complaint

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

What has happened here

Fire safetyApt 1 class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 1 class C · closed · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 9 class C · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 20 class B · closed · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 6 class C · paperwork · HPD violation

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Lead-based paintApt 6 class C · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 6 class C · HPD violation

Electrical

5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 20 complaint

2025 Sep

ElectricalApt 1 complaint

ElectricalApt 14 complaint

ElectricalApt 14 complaint

ElectricalApt 20 class B · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 1 complaint

Flooding

No 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: 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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

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

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

Gas

What has happened here

GasApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation

Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

HPD violations

32 open: 29 about building conditions — lead-based paint (10), walls, floors and stairs (6), doors and windows (5), mold (4); 12 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 464 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 87 most recent are listed here

Doors and windowsApt 20 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 20 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 20 class C · closed

MoldApt 1 class A

Doors and windowsApt 1 class B · closed

Fire safetyApt 1 class C · closed

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PestsApt 1 class C · closed

PestsApt 1 class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 20 class B

Doors and windowsApt 20 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 20 class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 1 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class A

Doors and windowsApt 1 class A

Other conditionsApt 1 class A

MoldApt 1 class A · closed

Fire safetyApt 1 class C · closed

Pests class A · paperwork

2025 Nov

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 12A class A · closed

Pests class A · paperwork

Lead-based paintApt 9 class C

Fire safetyApt 2 class C · closed

PestsApt 2 class C · closed

GasApt 2 class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 11 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 11 class A

Fire safetyApt 20 class B · closed

ElectricalApt 20 class B · closed

Other conditionsApt 20 class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B

Lead-based paintApt 6 class C · paperwork

Lead-based paintApt 6 class C

Lead-based paintApt 6 class C

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

DOB violations

4 open: 2 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

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

8 pests, 6 doors or windows, 6 electrical, 6 plumbing, 5 floors or stairs, 5 heat or hot water, 5 paint or plaster, 2 appliances, 2 general repairs, 2 mold, 1 leaks, 1 unsanitary conditions

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 20

Doors or windows, pestsApt 1

Doors or windows, electrical, paint or plasterApt 20

Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 1

Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 2

Appliances, electrical, plumbing, pestsApt 14

Unsanitary conditions

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Electrical, plumbing, pestsApt 14

Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 20

Heat or hot water

Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, pestsApt 1

Doors or windowsApt 1

Heat or hot water

Heat or hot water, moldApt 1

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 2

Doors or windows, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2

Heat or hot water

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 20

Plumbing permit, General construction permit

Paint or plasterApt 20

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

Permit history

7 permits since 1990

2019 Jan

2014 Jun

Scaffold permit

2014 Mar

General construction permit

2013 Jun

Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit

1991 Sep

Boiler permit

and 2 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

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 20 complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1 class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1 class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors or windowsApt 1 complaint

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 20 complaint

Other conditionsApt 1 class A · HPD violation

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Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1 class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1 class B · closed · HPD violation

2026 May

Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 1 complaint

Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint

2025 Nov

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

AppliancesApt 14 complaint

Other conditionsApt 20 class A · closed · HPD violation

Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 20 complaint

Doors or windowsApt 1 complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1 complaint

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint

Doors or windowsApt 2 complaint

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 20 complaint