Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

159 W 54 St

built 1923 · 14 stories · 40 apartments
Also known as 161 W 54 St, 841 7 Ave, 843 7 Ave, 845 7 Ave — 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 Oct
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Oct
Plumbing permit
2026 Oct
Plumbing permit
2026 Sep
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84
DOB Violations
2026 Sep
Doors or windows
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
Plumbing permit
2026 Jul
General construction permit
2026 Jul
General construction permit
2026 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jun
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jun
General repairs, plumbingApt 501
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jun
Elevators class - 1
DOB Violations
2026 May
Other conditions class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 May
Fire safetyApt 1502 class C · closed
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 501 class C
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 501 class B · closed
2026 Mar
EN-EGRDEA Energy Grade - LL33
DOB Violations
2026 Mar
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1502 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt 1502 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1502
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 1502
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 501
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, leaksApt 601C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 501
2025 Sep
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84
DOB Violations
2025 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1404 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
Other conditions class B
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 May
No active shed permit; permits since May 2018, last expired May 2025
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Apr
Other conditions class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 501 class B · closed
2025 Apr
Other conditionsApt 501 class A · closed
2025 Apr
ElectricalApt 501 class B · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Apr
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Apr
Fire safety class A · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Apr
Fire safety class A · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 501
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1501 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1501
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1501
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Electrical class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water, plumbing
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 501
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 1004
2024 Oct
Elevators, general repairs, unsanitary conditions, moldApt 1501
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, elevators, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 702
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, electricalApt 1103
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 1104
2024 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1302
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 501
2024 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 501 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Sep
Elevators, general repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 1501
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 501
2024 Aug
Safety
2024 Apr
PestsApt 1501 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Mar
MoldApt 501 class B
2024 Feb
Mold, leaksApt 1501
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Feb
Doors or windows
2024 Jan
Mold, leaksApt 501
2024 Jan
Safety
2024 Jan
Plumbing
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 1204
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 1204
2023 Oct
MoldApt 501 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Jul
Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-150), registration expired since Jul 2023
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2022 Jun
Safe (cycle 9, filed Jun 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1923
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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