Does 115-28 159 Street, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 115-28 159 Street, Queens had 7 open violations on October 10, 2026: 7 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since August 20, 2022.

Is 115-28 159 Street, Queens getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 115-28 159 Street, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued October 14, 2022. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

When was 115-28 159 Street, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 115-28 159 Street, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a two-family dwelling with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 115-28 159 Street, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 2 residential units at 115-28 159 Street, Queens. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

115-28 159th St, Queens

BBL 4-12198-0021

Built: 1920
Floors: 2
Residential units: 2
Building type: Two-family dwelling
Zoning district: R3A
Lot area: 4,000 sq ft
Floor area: 2,108 sq ft
Last sale: $775,000March 17, 2020

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 7 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 4 años abierta, desde el 20 de agosto de 2022.

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Class C, immediately hazardous
Oldest open since April 13, 2025
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Class B, hazardous
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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by dates on the 7 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was June 9, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 20, 2022.

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OATH/ECB summonses: 1 DOB summons here since January 1, 2019, with $250 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on May 31, 2023. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
August 20, 2022, DOB: Occupancy contrary to that allowed by certificate of occupancy and building department. In violation, $250 penalty imposed.
DOB violations: 1 active DOB violation, issued October 14, 2022.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

Filed	Category	Status	Number
Class C	2 open
April 16, 2025		Notice sent	17831552
April 13, 2025		Notice sent	17823071
Class B	5 open
April 20, 2025		Notice sent	17839006
April 20, 2025		Notice sent	17839005
April 20, 2025		Notice sent	17839004
April 20, 2025		Notice sent	17839001
April 20, 2025		Notice sent	17839000

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