Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

461 W 159 St

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Also known as 545 Edgecombe Ave — one building, several doors.

built 1912 · 6 stories · 48 apartments · BIN 1062546 · BBL 1021090041

Worth knowing
20 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and lead-based paint and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

TriHill Management LLC, 545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC, 545 EDGECOMBE BCR, LLC

Leaks: 19 reports to the city since 2024
More reports than 9 in 10 similar-size buildings in Washington Heights & Inwood
2024Leaks · Feb 2024 · 1 report (3 complaints)Feb 21, 2024Feb 28, 2024Feb 28, 2024 (2nd)Leaks · Mar 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 3, 2024Leaks · Apr 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 15, 2024Leaks · May 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 3, 2024Leaks · Jul 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jul 30, 2024Leaks · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 20, 2024
2025Leaks · Feb 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Feb 5, 2025Feb 5, 2025 (2nd)Leaks · Apr 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 29, 2025Leaks · May 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 15, 2025Leaks · Jun 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jun 3, 2025Leaks · Sep 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025 (2nd)Leaks · Oct 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 14, 2025
2026Leaks · Jan 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jan 5, 2026Jan 11, 2026Leaks · Feb 2026 · 2 reports (5 complaints)Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 2026 (2nd)Feb 9, 2026Feb 12, 2026Feb 13, 2026Leaks · Mar 2026 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Mar 9, 2026Mar 16, 2026Mar 23, 2026Leaks · Jul 2026 · 2 reports (2 complaints)Jul 16, 2026Jul 29, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-20

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

19 of this building’s 48 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

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3D class B · HPD violation
2026 May
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
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2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2020 Jul
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2019 May
General construction permit
2017 Nov
General construction permit
2016 Jul
General construction permit
2013 Jun
General construction permit
2012 Jan
General construction permit
2008 Aug
Construction never closed · DOB violation
2007 Nov
General construction permit
2007 Nov
General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Elevators

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 30 complaints, 2025–2026
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5H complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 33 more
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3G complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3D complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3F complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3D complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5H complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2008 Dec
Boilers class - 3 · never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-90), registration current since Jul 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2006

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

33 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

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

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 20 complaints, 2024–2026 · 12 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 17 complaints, 2024–2026 · 10 in the past year

Electrical

Issues on record (2025) · 3 complaints, 2025 · 1 in the past year

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 10 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

51 open: 43 about building conditions — pests (8), walls, floors and stairs (8), leaks (6), fire safety (5); 20 immediately hazardous (class C), 8 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2013 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 682 violations on record in all, 2006–2026 — the 152 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
Fire safety class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 3D class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3D class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 3D class B
2026 Jul
PestsApt 3H class C
2026 Jul
PestsApt 3H class C
2026 Jul
Fire safetyApt 3H class C · closed
Show 42 more
2026 May
Doors and windows class B · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class B
2026 Mar
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt 1A class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 1A class B · closed
2026 Feb
Doors and windows class B · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4C class B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class C
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1A class B · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1A class A · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A
2025 Oct
Lead-based paintApt 2A class C
2025 Oct
Lead-based paintApt 2A class C
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A
2025 Oct
ElectricalApt 2A class B
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B
2025 Oct
PestsApt 2A class C
2025 Oct
Other conditionsApt 2A class B
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 2A class B
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 2E class B · closed
2025 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 May
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 May
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 May
Fire safetyApt 5H class C · closed
and 2 more at the source
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

Resident complaints to the city

30 heat or hot water, 21 leaks, 11 mold, 10 appliances, 8 pests, 7 plumbing, 6 paint or plaster, 5 floors or stairs, 3 electrical, 2 general repairs, 1 doors or windows

2026 Sep
AppliancesApt 6H
2026 Sep
AppliancesApt 3D
2026 Sep
Floors or stairsApt 1F
2026 Sep
AppliancesApt 6H
2026 Aug
PestsApt 6H
2026 Jul
Floors or stairs, leaksApt 4C
2026 Jul
Plumbing, leaksApt 3D
2026 Jul
PestsApt 3H
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2026 Jul
AppliancesApt 3H
2026 Jul
PestsApt 4H
2026 May
PestsApt 1A
2026 May
PestsApt 1A
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5H
2026 Mar
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Appliances, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 1A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 4A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4C
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5D
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 5D
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 1A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3D
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 5H
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 4C
2025 Dec
Electrical
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3D
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5H
2025 Oct
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2A
2025 Sep
Electrical, mold, leaksApt 5H
2025 Jul
Appliances, electrical, paint or plasterApt 4H
2025 Jun
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2025 May
LeaksApt 5H
2025 May
Paint or plasterApt 4H
2025 Apr
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2025 Apr
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 3F
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 5H
2025 Feb
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2025 Jan
AppliancesApt 3A
2024 Nov
Floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 1A
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 3B
2024 Oct
General repairsApt 3B
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Jul
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 4C
2024 Jul
AppliancesApt 3A
2024 Jul
General repairsApt 3F
2024 May
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, safety, mold, leaksApt 5H
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 3D
2024 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 3D
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 6E
2024 Mar
General repairsApt 6E
2024 Feb
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 1A
2024 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5H
2024 Feb
Mold, leaksApt 5H
2023 Dec
Paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 1F
2023 Dec
MoldApt 5H
2023 Nov
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 5C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

17 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

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

Nothing on record

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

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.