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159 West 118 Street

ManhattanBIN 1057466
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Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous
Open Class B
1
Hazardous
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
25
DOB permit records
Last activity
Dec 21, 2023
Bedbugs record

Building health score

A composite of public indicators. Every input is a public record. See the full methodology.

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Health score · Jul 29, 2026
Scored from all 198 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Unified timeline

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Dec 13, 2011

OATH / ECB summonses & fines

No balance is recorded as due across the 40 summonses below, out of $91,150.00 in penalties imposed. The city’s published records do not show whether a penalty was paid, reduced, or written off.

OATH and ECB summonses for 159 West 118 Street
0178163471Aug 13, 2011STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESSep 19, 2011WRITTEN OFF
0178184436Mar 26, 2011MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESApr 25, 2011Pending
0171949205Mar 25, 2011STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESMay 23, 2011WRITTEN OFF
1024217Jul 23, 2010FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF Nov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
034838876PJul 6, 2010WORK WITHOUT A PERMITMay 26, 2011WRITTEN OFF
1303196Jul 6, 2010WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:@ GROUND FLR 2 CORRIDOR PASSAGEWAYS ENCLOMay 26, 2011WRITTEN OFF
1022790Apr 21, 2010WORK W/O PERMITS. WORK NOTED AT ROOF LEVEL 3 SEPARATE & INDEPENDENT PENov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
1007103Apr 21, 20101003.2.FAIL TO COMPLY W/MEANS OF EGRESS EXIT ACCESS CEILING HEIGHTS NOJun 24, 2010DEFAULT
1007104Apr 21, 20101008.1.4.FAIL TO COMPLY W/EXIT DOOR FL ELEVATION NOTE: @ 1ST FL VERTICJun 24, 2010DEFAULT
1022740Apr 21, 2010SEC. 1014.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED 2 EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYSNov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
1022745Apr 21, 2010SEC. 1008.4.3 ILLEGALLY USING DOUBLE HUNG WINDOWS AS EXITS & EXIT DISCNov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
1022754Apr 21, 2010FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY NOTE: AT 1ST FLR ENTRANov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
1022757Apr 21, 2010OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DEPT OF BLDG RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCNov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
1007099Apr 21, 2010SEC. BC 1014.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED 2 EXIT ACCESS DOORWJun 17, 2010DEFAULT
1007101Apr 21, 2010SEC. BC 508.3 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED SEPARATIONS OF OCCUPMar 24, 2011IN VIOLATION
1007102Apr 21, 2010SEC. BC 1014.1 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED 2 EXIT ACCESS DOORWMar 24, 2011DEFAULT
1022873Mar 27, 2010OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DEPT OF BUILDING RECORD: NOTED ANov 4, 2010WRITTEN OFF
458630Mar 19, 2010FAIL TO COMPLY W.COMM ORDER TO CORRECT VIOL 34816696K FOR WORK W.O PERJun 17, 2010DEFAULT
179965Oct 26, 2009FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE ODec 17, 2009IN VIOLATION
1007059Oct 26, 2009ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C OF O AS PER 28-118.3.1Mar 25, 2010IN VIOLATION
748560Jul 15, 2009FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. IMPROPER EXIT/EXIT Sep 3, 2009IN VIOLATION
748562Jul 15, 2009FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NO FIRE STOPPING PESep 3, 2009IN VIOLATION
0170292210Jan 13, 2009STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESFeb 13, 2009DEFAULTED
0170298480Jan 3, 2009SEPARATION AND WEIGHTFeb 10, 2009DEFAULTED
0170317070Dec 25, 2008STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESFeb 10, 2009DEFAULTED
521485Nov 20, 2008XXC BC 1004.1 MISC VIOL: FAIL TO COMPLY WITH MAXIMUM FL AREA PER OCCUPJun 11, 2009IN VIOLATION
163625Nov 20, 2008WORK W.O PERMIT. WORK NOTED: ENTIRE (5) STORY BLDG RENOVATED CREATING Jun 11, 2009IN VIOLATION
278276Nov 20, 2008SEC BC 1014.1 MISC VIOL: FAIL TO COMPLY W/EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY REQUIREMApr 28, 2009IN VIOLATION
521481Nov 20, 2008OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG DEPT RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPJun 11, 2009IN VIOLATION
034754136LNov 20, 2008MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSApr 28, 2009IN VIOLATION
629535Nov 20, 2008FAILURE TO COMPLY W/FL ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS. NOTED: AT 1ST FL STAIRWApr 28, 2009IN VIOLATION
521694Sep 27, 2008ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. NOTE: Apr 2, 2009IN VIOLATION
0158892993Jun 13, 2007FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 6, 2007DEFAULTED
0148864917Apr 6, 2007MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESMay 8, 2007Pending
0157106941Jan 9, 2007DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAFeb 9, 2007DEFAULTED
0150399884Nov 11, 2006FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBDec 29, 2006DEFAULTED
0148644531Aug 11, 2005DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 14, 2005Pending
1006542Aug 9, 2005SUPERVISION OR USE OF RIGGING EQUIPMENT W/O A SPECIAL RIGGERS LICENSE Oct 20, 2005IN VIOLATION
460215Jun 18, 2004CEASE USE 44C/B4B/19B 48C/51/24B 50/4A/32A 50A/50B/11A/36 50C/50D/14/4Oct 7, 2004IN VIOLATION
627715Sep 11, 1992OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS,Nov 12, 1992WRITTEN OFF