538 W 159 St

Heat or hot waterApt 3 class A · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 3 class A · HPD violation

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Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 9 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 9 complaint

Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation

2025 Jul

Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint

2025 Jul

Heat or hot waterApt 1 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint

2023 Oct

Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation

2022 Feb

2013 Aug

Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

1991 May

Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-70), registration expired since May 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jul 2023, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2013

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

25 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · 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 · 28 complaints, 2024–2026 · 21 in the past year

What has happened here

LeaksApt 2 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 9 class B · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt 2 complaint

LeaksApt 9 complaint

LeaksApt 3 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 3 class B · HPD violation

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LeaksApt 1 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 1 complaint

LeaksApt 9 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 3 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 9 complaint

PlumbingApt 1RE complaint

LeaksApt 9 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 2 complaint

2026 Feb

2026 Feb

PlumbingApt 9 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 3 complaint

2024 Sep

LeaksApt 9 class C · closed · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt 5 complaint

Plumbing DOB violation

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 15 complaints, 2024–2026 · 11 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation

Mold, pestsApt 3 complaint

MoldApt 9 class B · HPD violation

PestsApt 6 class C · HPD violation

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PestsApt 6 class C · HPD violation

Mold, pestsApt 6 complaint

MoldApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation

Mold, pestsApt 2 complaint

MoldApt 3 class A · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 6 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 8 class C · closed · HPD violation

2024 Mar

Mold, pestsApt 1 complaint

Electrical

Issues on record · 7 complaints, 2024–2026 · 5 in the past year

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 9 class B · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 1 complaint

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ElectricalApt 8 class A · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 8 class A · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 9 complaint

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

339 open: 335 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (98), smoke or CO detectors (45), leaks (40), doors and windows (31); 66 immediately hazardous (class C), 4 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 841 violations on record in all, 1990–2026 — the 483 most recent are listed here

PestsApt 2 class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B

LeaksApt 2 class B

ElectricalApt 9 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class B

LeaksApt 9 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A

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Lead-based paintApt 3 class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A

Other conditions class A

MoldApt 9 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class B

Heat or hot waterApt 3 class A

Heat or hot waterApt 3 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 6 class A

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6 class B

Heat or hot waterApt 6 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 2 class C · closed

MoldApt 2 class A · closed

Doors and windowsApt 3 class C · closed

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

MoldApt 3 class A · closed

Doors and windowsApt 3 class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 3 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 9 class C · closed

Heat or hot water class C · closed

PestsApt 6 class C · closed

PestsApt 6 class C · closed

2024 Sep

Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class B · closed

2024 Sep

LeaksApt 9 class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B · closed

ElectricalApt 8 class A · closed

ElectricalApt 8 class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B · closed

2024 Jul

Doors and windows class A · closed

2024 Jul

Fire safetyApt 2 class C · closed

PestsApt 8 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 1 class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 1 class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 6 class C · closed

and 289 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

6 open: 6 about building conditions

2025 Feb

Construction class - 2

2024 Apr

Construction class - 3

Construction class - 2

2023 Jun

Construction class - 2

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · 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

32 heat or hot water, 22 plumbing, 20 paint or plaster, 15 leaks, 12 pests, 10 doors or windows, 8 electrical, 8 floors or stairs, 8 general repairs, 6 mold, 4 appliances, 2 safety

General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 2

Appliances, mold, leaksApt 1

Doors or windows, plumbing, leaksApt 1

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Paint or plaster, pestsApt 6

PlumbingApt 3

PestsApt 6

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

Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 6

Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1RE

Paint or plasterApt 3

PlumbingApt 3

Paint or plaster, leaksApt 9

Doors or windows, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2

Doors or windows, electrical, general repairsApt 6

Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 6

Paint or plaster, moldApt 3

Appliances, pestsApt 6

PlumbingApt 9

Floors or stairs, leaksApt 9

Paint or plaster, leaks

Paint or plasterApt 3

Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1

LeaksApt 3

Floors or stairs, leaksApt 9

PlumbingApt 1

Paint or plaster, safetyApt 3

Heat or hot waterApt 9

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, plumbingApt 1

Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt 6

Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 6

Heat or hot waterApt 5

PestsApt 4

Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, plumbing, pestsApt 6

Paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3

Electrical, floors or stairs, leaksApt 9

Paint or plaster, pestsApt 3

Floors or stairs, mold, pests, leaksApt 1

LeaksApt 9

2024 Mar

LeaksApt 5

Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 1

Paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 5

Appliances, heat or hot water, paint or plasterApt 2

Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 6

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 5

2023 Nov

Floors or stairs, leaksApt 9

2023 Oct

Plumbing permit, General construction permit

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

10 permits since 1990

2021 May

Structural permit

2018 Jun

2017 Nov

General construction permit

2013 Aug

Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

2009 Jul

General construction permit

1991 May

Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit

and 4 more at the source

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

General repairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint

Other conditions class A · HPD violation

AppliancesApt 1 complaint

Doors or windowsApt 1 complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6 class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6 class B · HPD violation

Show 34 more

Paint or plasterApt 6 complaint

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

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 6 complaint

Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1RE complaint

Paint or plasterApt 9 complaint

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint

Doors or windows, general repairsApt 6 complaint

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 6 complaint

AppliancesApt 6 complaint

Paint or plaster complaint

Paint or plasterApt 1 complaint

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Paint or plaster, safetyApt 3 complaint

Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 1 complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 6 complaint

Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 6 complaint

Appliances, doors or windows, general repairsApt 6 complaint

General repairsApt 3 complaint

Floors or stairsApt 1 complaint

2024 Mar

Paint or plasterApt 1 complaint

Paint or plasterApt 5 complaint

Appliances, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint

Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, safetyApt 6 complaint

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5 complaint

2023 Nov