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517 West 159 Street

ManhattanBIN 1062803
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Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous
Open Class B
11
Hazardous
Open Class A
8
Non-hazardous
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
23
DOB permit records
Last activity
Dec 23, 2025
Bedbugs record

Building health score

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

B
Health score · Jul 29, 2026
Scored from all 265 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 11
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 1
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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OATH / ECB summonses & fines

No balance is recorded as due across the 4 summonses below, out of $5,800.00 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 517 West 159 Street
1019005Dec 14, 2014FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY.NOTED:@ TIME OF INSP ALL EXJan 29, 2015IN VIOLATION
1010901Dec 19, 2013FAILURE TO PROVIDE/USE LIFELINE WHILE WORKING ON SCAFFOLD. NOTED- UPONFeb 6, 2014IN VIOLATION
1010908Dec 19, 2013LICENSED RIGGER FAILED TO ENSURE SCAFFOLD WORKER MET MINIMUM REQUIREMEFeb 6, 2014IN VIOLATION
1010914Dec 19, 2013SEC. 3314.10.1. INSTALLATION/USE SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS SHALL BE ERECTED Feb 6, 2014IN VIOLATION