518 W 159 St

Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 5D complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 5D complaint

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Heat or hot waterApt 4H complaint

Heat or hot waterApt DDD complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed · HPD violation

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint

Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 5D complaint

Heat or hot water complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint

Heat or hot water complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint

Heat or hot water complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 5A complaint

2023 Nov

Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint

2000 Mar

Fuel burning permit

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28A-S-4), registration expired since Dec 2022

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 Mar 2026, defects reported: yes

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 2022 (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

11 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 · 24 complaints, 2024–2026 · 15 in the past year

What has happened here

PlumbingApt 1E class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 1F complaint

PlumbingApt 2H complaint

PlumbingApt 4H complaint

LeaksApt 5C class B · closed · HPD violation

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PlumbingApt 5C complaint

LeaksApt DDD complaint

LeaksApt 3A complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 5C complaint

PlumbingApt 1F complaint

PlumbingApt 3A complaint

LeaksApt 1F complaint

LeaksApt 1F complaint

PlumbingApt 3B complaint

PlumbingApt 5B complaint

LeaksApt 1F complaint

LeaksApt 5C complaint

PlumbingApt 3A complaint

Plumbing complaint

LeaksApt 3H complaint

PlumbingApt 3H complaint

PlumbingApt 3H complaint

2024 Feb

LeaksApt 4G complaint

PlumbingApt 1F complaint

2022 Sep

Plumbing permit

Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 36 complaints, 2024–2026 · 17 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt 4D class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 4D complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 1F complaint

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PestsApt 2E class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 2A class C · HPD violation

Rubbish and cleanlinessApt 2A class B · HPD violation

Rubbish and cleanlinessApt 3F class B · HPD violation

MoldApt 4H complaint

Mold, pestsApt 3D complaint

PestsApt 5C complaint

PestsApt 3A complaint

PestsApt 3A complaint

PestsApt 1F class C · closed · HPD violation

Unsanitary conditionsApt 1F complaint

PestsApt 3A complaint

PestsApt 5C class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 3D complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 3A complaint

2025 Mar

PestsApt 4H complaint

Mold, pestsApt 1F complaint

Mold, pestsApt 1F complaint

Mold, pestsApt 1F complaint

2024 Sep

MoldApt 5C complaint

Mold, pestsApt 3A complaint

PestsApt 3H complaint

Mold, pestsApt 3H complaint

MoldApt 3H complaint

Electrical

Issues on record · 13 complaints, 2024–2026 · 7 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

BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025

What has happened here

VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation

VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation

VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation

2020 Jun

Elevators class - 1 · DOB violation

Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →

What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

120 open: 120 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (39), pests (19), smoke or CO detectors (16), mold (14); 27 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 697 violations on record in all, 2010–2026 — the 287 most recent are listed here

PestsApt 4D class C

PlumbingApt 1E class B

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Fire safety class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B

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Doors and windows class A

ElectricalApt 2E class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B

PestsApt 2E class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A

PestsApt 2A class C

Rubbish and cleanlinessApt 2A class B

ElectricalApt 3G class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3F class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3F class A

Rubbish and cleanlinessApt 3F class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B

Other conditionsApt 4E class C

Fire safety class B · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Fire safetyApt 2H class C · closed

Fire safetyApt 4E class C · closed

LeaksApt 5C class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class A · closed

Other conditionsApt 5C class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3D class B · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 3D class C · closed

ElectricalApt 3D class B · closed

Other conditionsApt 3D class A · closed

Other conditionsApt 3D class B · closed

Other conditionsApt 3D class B · closed

PestsApt 1F class C · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class A · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class A · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed

Heat or hot water class C · closed

PestsApt 5C class C · closed

and 70 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

DOB violations

5 open: 1 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

35 heat or hot water, 25 pests, 22 paint or plaster, 22 plumbing, 16 doors or windows, 14 electrical, 12 mold, 11 appliances, 10 leaks, 8 general repairs, 6 floors or stairs, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 safety

Appliances, pestsApt 4D

Paint or plasterApt 1F

General repairsApt 1F

Heat or hot waterApt 3D

Unsanitary conditionsApt 1F

Plumbing, pestsApt 1F

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Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 2H

Heat or hot waterApt 5D

Heat or hot waterApt 5D

Paint or plaster, pestsApt 1F

Appliances, paint or plaster, pestsApt 1F

PlumbingApt 4H

Doors or windows, moldApt 4H

Heat or hot waterApt 4H

General repairsApt 4H

Appliances, doors or windowsApt 4H

Appliances, paint or plaster, safetyApt 1F

Electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 3D

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 5C

Doors or windows, heat or hot water, leaksApt DDD

Doors or windows, plumbingApt 3D

Pests, leaksApt 3A

Heat or hot waterApt 3D

PlumbingApt 3D

Paint or plasterApt 3D

ElectricalApt 3D

Heat or hot waterApt 3D

PlumbingApt 3D

Electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 3D

Paint or plaster, pestsApt 3A

Plumbing, leaksApt 5C

Appliances, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 1F

Electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, pestsApt 1F

Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 3A

Heat or hot waterApt 3A

Electrical, heat or hot water, leaksApt 1F

Electrical, floors or stairsApt 1F

Doors or windows, paint or plaster, moldApt 3D

2025 Sep

Paint or plaster, leaksApt 1F

MoldApt 5F

General repairsApt 1F

PestsApt 5B

Doors or windows, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, moldApt 3D

Unsanitary conditionsApt 3A

Doors or windows, electrical, paint or plaster, moldApt 3D

Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plaster

Paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 3D

General repairsApt 3D

Heat or hot waterApt 5D

General repairsApt 3D

AppliancesApt 3D

Paint or plaster, pestsApt 3D

Doors or windowsApt 4H

Plumbing, pestsApt 5B

PestsApt 5B

Appliances, electricalApt 3D

ElectricalApt 5C

Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 1F

Heat or hot waterApt 2H

Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 1F

Electrical, heat or hot waterApt 5C

Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 1F

ElectricalApt 5C

Doors or windows, leaksApt 3D

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3D

Heat or hot waterApt 3A

Heat or hot waterApt 3A

Appliances, doors or windows, leaksApt 3D

LeaksApt 2D

Floors or stairs, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 3A

Doors or windows, plumbing

Doors or windowsApt 4G

SafetyApt 3A

General repairs, pestsApt 1F

Paint or plasterApt 4F

Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4H

Electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 3H

General repairsApt 1F

Floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, moldApt 3H

Doors or windows, pestsApt 3D

Doors or windows, pestsApt 3D

Heat or hot water

2024 Mar

Appliances, plumbingApt 1F

General repairs, pestsApt 1F

Heat or hot waterApt 5A

AppliancesApt 1F

2023 Nov

General construction permit

Heat or hot waterApt 2H

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

11 permits since 1990

2022 Sep

Boiler equipment permit

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and 1 more at the source

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

Everything else on record

AppliancesApt 4D complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · HPD violation

Show 70 more

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · HPD violation

Other conditionsApt 4E class C · HPD violation

Appliances, paint or plasterApt 1F complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4H complaint

General repairsApt 4H complaint

Appliances, doors or windowsApt 4H complaint

Appliances, paint or plaster, safetyApt 1F complaint

Other conditionsApt 5C class A · closed · HPD violation

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5C complaint

Doors or windowsApt DDD complaint

Other conditionsApt 3D class A · closed · HPD violation

Other conditionsApt 3D class B · closed · HPD violation

Other conditionsApt 3D class B · closed · HPD violation

Paint or plasterApt 3A complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed · HPD violation

Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1F complaint

Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plaster, safetyApt 3A complaint

Floors or stairsApt 1F complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed · HPD violation

2025 Sep

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3D complaint

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 3D complaint

2025 May

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3D complaint

Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plaster complaint

General repairsApt 3D complaint

General repairsApt 3D complaint

AppliancesApt 3D complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4H complaint

AppliancesApt 3D complaint

Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1F complaint

Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1F complaint

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1F complaint

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3D complaint

AppliancesApt 1F complaint

Appliances, doors or windowsApt 3D complaint

Floors or stairsApt 3A complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4G complaint

Doors or windows complaint

SafetyApt 3A complaint

Paint or plasterApt 4F complaint

AppliancesApt 4H complaint

AppliancesApt 4H complaint

Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4H complaint

Paint or plasterApt 3H complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3H complaint

2024 Mar

AppliancesApt 1F complaint