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159 West 71 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1029877BBL 1011430010Block 1143 · Lot 10Built 18713 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
3 open Class C — see them ↓$300.00 recorded as due
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159 West 71 Street at a glance

159 West 71 Street, Manhattan has 40 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $300.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Jan 30, 1995 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 26, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
15
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
22
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$300.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
5.38
8 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
16
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 26, 2026
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Health score for 159 West 71 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 203 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 15
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $300
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

Record timeline for 159 West 71 Street

203 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 159 West 71 Street

$300.00 is recorded as due across the 16 summonses below, out of $6,705.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 159 West 71 Street
049801840ZMay 26, 2026DIRTY AREAAug 24, 2026Pending—
048532366LOct 25, 2024DIRTY SIDEWALKJan 24, 2025Pending—
048553347ZJul 18, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEDec 10, 2024Pending—
048553329PJul 17, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 15, 2024Pending—
048180569PMay 16, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLESep 17, 2024Pending—
047441638XJun 12, 2022STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCESep 12, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)—
047441622LMay 25, 2022DIRTY AREAAug 29, 2022Pending—
047401087MMar 16, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 14, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047000991NMay 21, 2021RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSSep 24, 2021Pending—
0212670967Oct 8, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 7, 2020Pending—
0210229966Jan 23, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMar 6, 2020Pending—
457393Jan 26, 2016OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS.WORK NOTED: AS PER C OF O #102451491-T BASEMENT FLOOR WAS TO BE 2 APTSNOW HOWEVER ONE DUPLEX APT OBSERVED AT THE BASEMENT & CELLAR LEVELS.Mar 17, 2016Found in violation—
035154582ZJan 26, 2016OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP OR BUILDING DEPTMar 17, 2016Found in violation—
010950554LOct 30, 2006FAIL TO MAINTAIN SPK STD SUPP SYSTJul 18, 2007Found in violation—
010950553JOct 30, 2006FAIL TO CONDUCT REQUIRED TEST INSPECTIONJul 18, 2007Found in violation—
328966Dec 28, 199849-NO ACCESS TO BOILER RM-NO KEY ON PREMISES.Mar 11, 1999Defaulted (did not respond)—

Ownership history for 159 West 71 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1011430010), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 159 West 71 Street
Jan 30, 1995Mar 8, 1995—Halpern, Joanne K., Halpern, MicahelHalpern, MichaelDeedView ↗
Jan 30, 1995Mar 8, 1995—Halpern Realty, LLCHalpern, Joanne K., Halpern, MicahelDeedView ↗
Jan 1, 1982Jan 12, 1982—Halpern, Michael159 W 71 St. RealtycorpDeedView ↗
—Dec 5, 1973—159 W 71 St. RealtycorPelletier Philip, Pelletier MaryDeedView ↗

Financing record for 159 West 71 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 159 West 71 Street
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Pelletier, Philip, Pelletier, MaryView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Pelletier, Mary, Pelletier, PhilipView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—159 W. 71st St RltycorpView ↗
—Mortgage$58,000159 W 71 St. RealtycorpView ↗
—Mortgage—Pelletier, Mary, Pelletier, PhilipView ↗
—Mortgage—Pelletier,Philip, Pelletier MaryView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.