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ViolationScout19 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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532 West 159th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02117-0020

En español: 19 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 35 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 19 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations, all 8 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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19 open Class C.

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The building report reads this record for you: which violations matter, and how long this kind usually takes to clear. It is not on sale yet.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB violations
2 active DOB violations, most of them for plumbing. The newest was issued July 21, 2017.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C19 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19177085532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18982628532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18982622532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18716509
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18716507
Notice sent18702018
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18702005
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18702003
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18695332
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18695329
Notice sent18695326
Notice sent18585298
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18585295
Notice sent18585294
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18514352
Notice sent18514351
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18329128
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18329127
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)17017374
Class B16 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19177090532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19177089532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent19177088532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent19177087532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent19177086532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18982614532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18982606532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18982605532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18982603532 W 159th St Owner LLC
Notice sent18585302
Notice sent18585300
Notice sent18585299
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17017373
Not complied with16840618
No access to reinspect (first try)16567802
No access to reinspect (first try)16377017

The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

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Questions about this building

Does 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan had 35 open violations on September 26, 2026: 35 from HPD. 19 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 19 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations, all 8 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 2 active DOB violations, most of them for plumbing. The newest was issued July 21, 2017. 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.

Is 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1913 as the year 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 20 residential units at 532 West 159 Street, Manhattan. 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 DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 532 West 159th St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/532-west-159-street-manhattan

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