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521 West 159th Street

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Built
1905
Units
20
Owner of record
515 NEW LIFE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RPORATION
Open HPD violations
74
HPD records on file
296

Violations at 521 West 159th Street

296 on record
2026-08-26Class BOpen

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTION IN FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND RUBBISH AT 1st FIRE PASSAGE WAY FROM EAST

HPD · 524 · Record 19187739
2026-08-26Class BOpen

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ON 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD STORY BALCONIES AT REAR AT FIRE ESCAPE

HPD · 539 · Record 19187514
2026-08-26Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE DOOR KNOB/HANDLE AT ROOF BULKHEAD DOOR FOR RE-ENTRY

HPD · 504 · Record 19187510
2026-08-26Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 1ST CEMENT RISER FROM BOTTOM AT STAIRS LEADING EAST YARD AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, SECTION ''EAST''

HPD · 501 · Record 19187504
2026-08-26Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

HPD · 504 · Record 19187485
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Who owns 521 West 159th Street?

Owner of record: 515 NEW LIFE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RPORATION. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 521 West 159th Street

Recorded residential units: 20. Recorded year built: 1905. 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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