Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

481 W 159 St

built 1900 · 6 stories · 17 apartments
Also known as 2001 Amsterdam Ave, 2003 Amsterdam 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 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 23 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 23 class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Sep
MoldApt 23 class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class A
2026 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 23
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
PestsApt 34 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jun
PestsApt 34 class C · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 34 class B · closed
2026 Jun
PestsApt 34
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 34
2026 Jun
Floors or stairsApt 34
2026 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 34
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 24
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
PestsApt 53
2025 Jun
AppliancesApt 24
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 33 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 33 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 16 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 16 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 35
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 53
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 35
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 35
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed
2024 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Aug
PestsApt 53
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jul
Doors or windows
2024 May
Fire safety class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Apr
Plumbing
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Apr
PlumbingApt 53
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 35
2022 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 35 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2020 Aug
MoldApt 55 class B
2020 Aug
PestsApt 55 class C
2019 Oct
MoldApt 55 class B
2019 Oct
PestsApt 55 class C
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2015 Mar
PestsApt 35 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2014 Oct
PestsApt 34 class C · never closed
2011 Nov
Pests class C · never closed
2011 Aug
PestsApt 55 class C · never closed
2011 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2011 Jan
No active shed permit
2008 Mar
Pests class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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