540 W 159 St

Doors and windowsApt 4A class C · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 4B class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation

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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 1B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1B complaint

2025 Dec

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

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Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint

2024 Oct

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, defects reported: yes

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

Heat and hot water complaints

3 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)

Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2024–2025

What has happened here

LeaksApt 1B class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 1B class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 1B class B · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 1B complaint

LeaksApt 1B class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

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LeaksApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 4B complaint

LeaksApt 4B complaint

PlumbingApt 4A complaint

2024 Jan

PlumbingApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt 4B complaint

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt 1A class C · HPD violation

MoldApt 4A class B · HPD violation

MoldApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation

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PestsApt 3C complaint

Fire and safety

1 resolved in 2025

What has happened here

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 1B class B · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 1B 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

60 open: 60 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (19), doors and windows (13), leaks (7), fire safety (6); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 2 older records from 2015 never closed. 19 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 126 violations on record in all, 1996–2026 — the 81 most recent are listed here

2026 Feb

Other conditions class A

PestsApt 1A class C

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt 4A class C

Doors and windowsApt 4A class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A

Other conditionsApt 4A class B

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MoldApt 4A class B

Doors and windowsApt 4A class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B

Other conditionsApt 4A class B

ElectricalApt 1B class B

Doors and windowsApt 1B class B

LeaksApt 1B class B

PlumbingApt 1B class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B

MoldApt 4A class A · closed

PlumbingApt 1B class B · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class A

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B

Other conditionsApt 1B class B

LeaksApt 1B class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B

Doors and windowsApt 4B class A

LeaksApt 4B class B · closed

LeaksApt 4B class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed

PlumbingApt 4B class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed

PlumbingApt 4B class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt 4B class C · closed

and 18 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

3 open: 3 about filings or paperwork

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

6 heat or hot water, 4 paint or plaster, 3 mold, 2 floors or stairs, 2 general repairs, 2 leaks, 2 safety, 1 doors or windows, 1 electrical, 1 pests, 1 plumbing

Heat or hot waterApt 1B

Heat or hot water, safetyApt 1B

Electrical, general repairsApt 1B

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1B

Heat or hot waterApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 4A

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Heat or hot waterApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 3B

MoldApt 4A

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1B

Paint or plasterApt 4A

Appliances, plumbingApt 4A

General repairsApt 5B

Doors or windowsApt 5B

Doors or windows, leaksApt 5B

LeaksApt 5B

2024 Jan

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

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 4B

Doors or windows, general repairs, leaksApt 5B

Other conditions class A · HPD violation

AppliancesApt 1A

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

Everything else on record

2026 Feb

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed · HPD violation

Other conditionsApt 4A class B · HPD violation

SafetyApt 1B complaint

Other conditionsApt 4A class B · HPD violation

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General repairsApt 1B complaint

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Other conditionsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation

Paint or plasterApt 4A complaint

General repairsApt 5B complaint

Doors or windowsApt 5B complaint

2024 Jan

Doors or windowsApt 5B complaint

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

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4B class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint

Doors or windows, general repairsApt 5B complaint