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159 Essex Street

ManhattanBIN 1083470
11 open Class CHPD registration valid
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159 Essex Street at a glance

159 Essex Street, Manhattan has 89 open city records on file, 11 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated May 29, 2026.

Open Class C
11
Immediately hazardous
Open Class B
54
Hazardous
Open Class A
24
Non-hazardous
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
23
DOB permit records
Last activity
May 29, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 159 Essex Street

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

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Health score · Aug 4, 2026
Scored from all 258 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 11
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 54
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

Record timeline for 159 Essex Street

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 159 Essex Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 5 summonses below, out of $4,500.00 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 Essex Street
1685700Dec 15, 2016FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #35177769K ISSUEFeb 2, 2017IN VIOLATION
1259004Jul 6, 2016WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: ILLUMINATED BUSINESS SIGN LETTERS ASep 1, 2016STIPULATION/IN-VIO
643551Mar 30, 2013FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: SETTLEMENT CMay 16, 2013IN VIOLATION
41395Jul 10, 2010MC401-5.2 EXHAUST VENT NOT TEPULATED AS PER CODE NOTED THE EXHAUST VENMar 31, 2011IN VIOLATION
034851696YJul 10, 2010MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSMar 31, 2011IN VIOLATION