531 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
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- 4 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (18 vs ~15)
- Built in 2017 (city records)
About this building
City records list 2017 as the year built — newer than 99% of the 708 buildings we cover in ZIP 10032, and the newest of the 27 buildings we cover on this block. At 7 floors, the tallest on this block. The building’s floor space is 4.3 times the size of its lot: 32,172 sq ft of building on a 7,494 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 7, 2026.
531 West 159th Street
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- City records show 16 open HPD violations, 4 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 2019 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance.
- 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.
531 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 2019 · 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.
- 2026-09-03
- 2026-09-03
- 2026-08-28
- 2026-08-28
- 2026-08-28
- Class C · 4 open · penalty 60 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 10 open · penalty 50 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- 2026-08-05 · Apt 3E · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-08-02 · Apt 2E · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-07-30 · Apt 3E · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2024-05-02 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- 2023-12-01 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- 2022-12-01 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2017, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 129
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 124
- PETIT LARCENY: 115
- FELONY ASSAULT: 59
- GRAND LARCENY: 56
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 1,645
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 892
- Noise - Residential: 282
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 189
- PLUMBING: 148
- 559 WEST 158 STREET
- 522 W 158TH ST
- 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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