520 West 159th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~96% of buildings in this ZIP (147 open)
- 34 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (46 vs ~15)
- Built in 2009
- Rent-stabilized: 38 of 38 units
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
520 West 159th Street
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- City records show 147 open HPD violations, 34 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 38 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel finish….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
520 West 159 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (3-minute walk), served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: July 2018. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-06-23 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
- 2026-06-23 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
- 2026-06-18 "§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE EX…"
- 2026-06-18 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH BY METHOD OF RE…"
- 2026-06-18 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE RESET BUTTON AT GFCI ELECTRICAL OUTLET [ AT…"
- 2026-06-18
- 2026-06-18
- 2026-06-18
- 2026-05-01
- 2026-03-03
- Class C · 34 open · penalty 510 · (15/ea)
- Class I · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 82 open · penalty 410 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 30 open · penalty 30 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-27 · Apt 1F · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
- 2026-07-27 · Apt 1F · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-07-27 · Apt 1F · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-03-03
- 2025-08-12
- 2025-03-18
- 2024-10-01
- 2020-09-16 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
- 2014-05-30 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
2 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2019); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 122
- PETIT LARCENY: 115
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 110
- GRAND LARCENY: 59
- FELONY ASSAULT: 49
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 631
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 475
- Noise - Residential: 249
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 148
- PLUMBING: 131
- CLEAN HABITAT, INC.
- O & B RANCH DELI GROCERY CORP
- AMSTERDAM PAWN SHOP CORP.
- P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
- P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
- WHIN Music Community
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow
- 157 St
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- 155 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Morris Jumel Mansion Inc
- Outdoor Storage
- Boricua College
- P.s. 004 Duke Ellington
- Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden
- Gregorio Luperon High School For Science And Mathematics
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
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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.
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