2026-09-01Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASIN AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 502 · Record 19187852
Building report
518 West 159th Street
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 2009
- Units
- 38
- Owner of record
- DOROTHY MCGOWAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
- Open HPD violations
- 123
- HPD records on file
- 691
Violations at 518 West 159th Street
691 on record2026-08-31Class AOpen
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 556 · Record 19187294
2026-08-31Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 502 · Record 19187293
2026-08-31Class AOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CELING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HPD · 508 · Record 19187280
2026-08-31Class AOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 508 · Record 19187276
Most serious open violation
2026-06-18Class COpen
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HPD · 530 · Record 19032259
123 open · 691 total on recordSee 122 more open violations
Who owns 518 West 159th Street?
Owner of record: DOROTHY MCGOWAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.
Apartments at 518 West 159th Street
Recorded residential units: 38. Recorded year built: 2009. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.
This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.
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- 04Ownership history and LLC connections