520 West 159th Street
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
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~95% of buildings in this ZIP (144 open)
- 30 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (46 vs ~15)
- Built in 2009 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 38 of 38 units
About this building
City records list 2009 as the year built — newer than 97% of the 708 buildings we cover in ZIP 10032, and the newest of the 32 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 7.8 times the size of its lot: 19,500 sq ft of building on a 2,498 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 12, 2026.
520 West 159th Street
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- City records show 144 open HPD violations, 30 immediately hazardous (Class C) under 518 West 159 Street — the address HPD files this building’s records under, not the address on this page. 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: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.
- 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 159th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (3-minute walk), served by the 1 line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: July 2018 · Most recent: September 2026. 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.
- 2026-09-30
- 2026-09-01
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-08-31
- 2026-09-30
- 2026-06-18
- 2026-06-18
- 2026-06-18
- 2026-05-01
- Class C · 30 open · penalty 450 · (15/ea)
- Class I · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- Class B · 82 open · penalty 410 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 31 open · penalty 31 · (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
- 522 W 158TH ST
- 559 WEST 158 STREET
- 1995 AMSTERDAM AVE
- 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
- Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathe
- 157 St
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av
- 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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