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534 West 159th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02117-0019

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 29 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 1 certification 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 30 Class C violations: 27 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. How certification works

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13 open Class C.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened June 20, 2023.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed November 13, 2025.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened March 8, 2024, awarded for $2,550.

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 C13 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected19067843534 W 159th St Owner LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19038553534 W 159th St Owner LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19038552534 W 159th St Owner LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18485920
Notice sent18334307
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18325134
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18325133
Notice sent18183679
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)17173024
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)17143876
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)17143875
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16694805
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16356102
Class B16 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent18485919
Notice sent18334309
Notice sent18334308
Fire SafetyNotice sent18334306
Fire SafetyNotice sent18334305
Notice sent18325132
Fire SafetyNotice sent18183678
Fire SafetyNotice sent18183677
Fire SafetyNotice sent18183674
Fire SafetyNotice sent18183673
Notice sent18183672
Notice sent18183671
Not complied with16694803
Not complied with16653695
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16637024
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16637023

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Questions about this building

Does 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan had 29 open violations on September 26, 2026: 29 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with 1 certification 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 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 30 Class C violations: 27 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. 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.

Is 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened June 20, 2023. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed November 13, 2025. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened March 8, 2024, awarded for $2,550. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

Is 534 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 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1913 as the year 534 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 534 West 159 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 10 residential units at 534 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 HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders 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 HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders 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, 534 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/534-west-159-street-manhattan

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