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538 West 159 Street

ManhattanBIN 1062752
15 open Class C$33,690.00 recorded as due
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OverviewHealth scoreTimelineFinesOwner
Open Class C
15
Immediately hazardous
Open Class B
70
Hazardous
Open Class A
16
Non-hazardous
Fines due
$33,690.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
7
DOB permit records
Last activity
Dec 5, 2025
HPD 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 the 300 most recent of 563 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 15
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 70
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $33,690
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 1
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines

$33,690.00 is recorded as due across the 27 summonses below, out of $52,865.00 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 538 West 159 Street
1206058Feb 11, 2025FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS #3910May 29, 2025IN VIOLATION$1,250.00
1688646Apr 26, 2024FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTIOJul 11, 2024DEFAULT$3,125.00
1800004Apr 15, 2024WORK WITHOUT PERMIT ATOI OBSERVED 4X4 LUMBER BEAMS INSTALLED ON STAIRCOct 29, 2024IN VIOLATION$250.00
1512635Feb 26, 2024AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BATHROOM WALL & CEILING INSTATE OF DISRMay 2, 2024STIPULATION/IN-VIO$315.00
1139245Jun 20, 2023OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDINGS DAug 24, 2023DEFAULT$6,250.00
1681440Feb 3, 2022BOILER LEAKING UNDERSIDE AT BLOWDOWN CONNECTION TO WELDED FITTING-BAROAug 25, 2022IN VIOLATION$625.00
1679250Sep 1, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VAug 25, 2022IN VIOLATION$3,125.00
1279723Jul 23, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35555947Jun 23, 2022IN VIOLATION$1,250.00
1282736Apr 19, 2021FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT EXP#3 IN REAR YAJun 23, 2022IN VIOLATION$625.00
1621063Feb 25, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VSep 19, 2022IN VIOLATION$3,125.00
4574Sep 18, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT TIME OF IAug 17, 2022IN VIOLATION$3,125.00
1585148Jan 4, 2020FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35415252Mar 12, 2020IN VIOLATION$3,125.00
803599Nov 21, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOMay 21, 2020IN VIOLATION$3,125.00
786073Oct 17, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35415252Apr 2, 2020IN VIOLATION$1,250.00
1581292Aug 23, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOJan 7, 2021IN VIOLATION$3,125.00
1552428Jun 7, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOct 24, 2019IN VIOLATION
1581118Mar 29, 2019FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT TIME OF Sep 5, 2019IN VIOLATION
1514708Dec 7, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT TIME OF IMar 14, 2019IN VIOLATION
782742Aug 23, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35289841Oct 11, 2018ADMIT/IN-VIO
778576Jul 14, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35289841Oct 18, 2018IN VIOLATION
778070May 30, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO #3528984Nov 15, 2018ADMIT/IN-VIO
777952Apr 12, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/ Sep 13, 2018ADMIT/IN-VIO
774567Feb 8, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIMar 29, 2018IN VIOLATION
773893Dec 11, 2017FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO COMar 15, 2018IN VIOLATION
1514513Oct 27, 2017FAIILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG.AT TIME OF INSPECTION ACCESS TO REAR YARD OFMar 15, 2018IN VIOLATION
773775Sep 23, 2017FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VJan 4, 2018IN VIOLATION
1514487Aug 5, 2017FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING.NOTED:AT REAR YARD THE RUBLESTONE RETAINIMay 3, 2018IN VIOLATION