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259 West 152nd Street

Manhattan · 10039 | BBL 1020380007 | BIN 1060609
Data as of August 16, 2026
C
Compliance verdict — Significant concerns

City records show open housing-code violations at this building.

15 open HPD violations on record: 6 Class A (non-hazardous) and 9 Class B (hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Properly repair or replace the broken or defective ventilation system at east wall….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 3,190 days (about 9 years), on record since 2017.

Violation figures current as of Aug 16, 2026.

A 24-unit building, built in 1920.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 19 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

9
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
2376
311 calls
past 12 months
24
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
24
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
291
Crime incidents
past 12 mo (150m)
$1,211
ZIP median
rent
1920
Year built
4 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
58 places
Amenities
nearby

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

259 West 152 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10039. The closest subway is 155 St (B,D) (4-minute walk), served by the 3, A, B, C, and D lines.

What's the closest subway to 259 West 152 Street?
155 St (B,D) — a 4-minute walk (335m) from 259 West 152 Street. Served by the 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Is 259 West 152 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1920, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
D
All-time HPD violations
Total68
Open15
Closed53
By severity class
Class A6 open · 12 closed
Class B9 open · 33 closed
Class C0 open · 7 closed
Class I0 open · 1 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-07-28 Class A · Apt 3D · 20 days open "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 2n…"
  • 2026-07-28 Class A · Apt 3D · 20 days open "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 2nd AP…"
  • 2026-07-28 Class B · Apt 3D · 20 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE…"
  • 2026-07-28 Class A · Apt 3D · 20 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATH…"
  • 2026-07-28 Class A · Apt 3D · 20 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
score 49/100
  • Class B · 9 open · penalty 45 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints6
Open0
Closed6
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other4
Plumbing4
Paint3
Electric1
Hot Water1
Heat0
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-05-29 · Apt 3C · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-03-11 · Apt 3C · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-02-24 · Apt 5D · NON EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
Repeated apartments: 3C · 5A
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20251
Most recent
  • 2025-07-23 Apt 5A
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total26
Open19
Closed7
Complaints
Total37
Open (active)0
Closed37
Recent open violations
  • 2020-12-23 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2020-09-16 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2017-11-15 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean
Filings on file8
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1920. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1920 (106 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors6
Residential units24
Building area (sqft)20,772
Lot area (sqft)5,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)HP 360 PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status24 units registered as rent-stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)24
Stabilized (latest)24
Recent evictions5
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info<!---->&#64;nyshcr.org with your full address and apt# for free DHCR rent history
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total291875
Violent3286
Shootings (Jan–Dec 2024)23
Felonies103266
Misdemeanors124388
Violations50172
Shooting counts reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 168
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 130
  • PETIT LARCENY: 123
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 67
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 57
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,239 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,376
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 462
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 260
  • PLUMBING: 164
  • DOOR/WINDOW: 147
  • Noise - Residential: 145
By category
Other2,005
Noise242
Parking101
Rats20
Trash3
Construction3
Drinking1
Homeless1
Drug0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints242
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential145
Street Sidewalk57
Vehicle24
Commercial16
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility3 / 5
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surgenow 4 · 2050s 3 · 2080s 3
Tidal flooding2020s 4 · 2050s 3 · 2080s 4
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • MACOMBS 1 DELI GROCERY INC 67 MACOMBS PLACE · 58m · $400–600/mo
  • HARLEM RIVER MINI MART & DELI CORP 40 1/2 MACOMBS PLACE · 91m · $400–600/mo
  • 2829 PALACE FOOD INC 2829 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD · 138m · $400–600/mo
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby17
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School K-5 · 2 min (145m) · District 5
  • P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan K-8 · 5 min (386m) · District 5
  • P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School Pre-K-5 · 5 min (393m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • JHS 010 Frederick Douglas 6-8 · 4 min (322m) · District 5
  • P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan K-8 · 5 min (386m) · District 5
  • Frederick Douglass Academy 6-12 · 5 min (393m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • JHS 010 Frederick Douglas 6-8 · 4 min (322m) · District 5
  • Frederick Douglass Academy 6-12 · 5 min (393m) · District 5
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 8 min (660m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby5
Unique lines5
Lines served: 3 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 155 St B, D · 335m · 4 min walk
  • Harlem-148 St 3 · 380m · 5 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 155 St C · 486m · 6 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby58
Eating (33) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants15
Fast food18
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)19
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience14
Pharmacies4
ATMs1
Coffee Index B — Several coffee options (2 cafes: 1 at chains across 1 brand, 1 independent).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby8
A: 7 Pending: 1
Sample
  • Grade A Jimbo's Hamburger Palace · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Mama's Fried Chicken · Chicken
  • Grade A Lucille's Coffee And Cocktails · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Pizza By Lucille's · Pizza
  • Grade A Tulcimexico Restaurant · Mexican
  • Grade A Teng Dragon Chinese Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Momo's Magic Kitchen · Fusion
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby82
By category
Youth Services14
Parks And Plazas14
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten9
Transportation8
Child Services And Welfare8
Human Services7
Historical Sites7
Schools (K-12)4
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Holcombe Rucker Park Parks And Plazas
  • Jackie Robinson Park Parks And Plazas
  • Global Community Charter Middle School Schools (K-12)
  • Bradhurst Gardens Association Parks And Plazas
  • Bwso Manhattan Sewer Maintenance City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Percy E. Sutton Playground Parks And Plazas

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10039 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,211/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10039 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$48,792/yr
Median monthly income$4,066/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,220/mo
ZIP median rent$1,211/mo
ZIP median rent is 29.8% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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