# 566 W 159 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-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 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1913 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 7 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 28 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint - Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program ## 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 (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed May 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) - No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - **Facade rating:** Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2023) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (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:** 5 open: 4 about building conditions — lead-based paint (2), smoke or CO detectors (2); 2 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 23 older records from 1984–2013 never closed. 113 violations on record in all, 1984–2022 — the 28 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 11 open: 10 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks, 1 mold, 1 paint or plaster (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). Co-op or condo on the list: renters who moved in after conversion are not covered (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmills R 72 ROCKMILLS R 72), registration cancelled since Apr 1991 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2004 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026 (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:** 7 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2017, last expired Feb 2023 (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 5 of 28 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/4 - Apt 32: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/32 - Apt 61: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/61 - Apt 72: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/72 - Apt BSMT: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-west-159-street-manhattan/unit/bsmt ## Registered with the city - 566-568 West 159th Street HDFC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 566-568 WEST 159TH STREET HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 566-568 W 159 ST HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/566-west-159-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/566-west-159-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=566-west-159-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt