# 532 W 159 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

33 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and pests and fire safety and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and mold and electrical and structure and facade (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1913 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 20 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 33 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and pests and fire safety and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and mold and electrical and structure and facade
- 33 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 111 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** No boiler filings under this building's ID (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 111 open: 111 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (38), heat or hot water (12), doors and windows (11), leaks (10); 33 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 1 older record from 2003 never closed. 22 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 436 violations on record in all, 2003–2026 — the 134 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 2 open: 2 about building conditions (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 33 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 36 heat or hot water, 7 plumbing, 5 general repairs, 4 doors or windows, 4 leaks, 4 pests, 3 mold, 2 paint or plaster, 2 safety, 1 appliances, 1 electrical (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **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)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 4 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

15 of 20 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/1a
- Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/1b
- Apt 1C: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/1c
- Apt 1D: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/1d
- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/2a
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/2c
- Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/2d
- Apt 2R: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/2r
- Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/3c
- Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/3d
- Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/4c
- Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/4d
- Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/5b
- Apt 5D: https://blueflo.tech/b/532-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/5d

## Registered with the city

- BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 532 W 159th St Owner LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 532 W 159TH ST OWNER LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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