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538 West 159th Street

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Built
1913
Units
10
Owner of record
536 & 538 W 159TH ST OWNER LLC
Open HPD violations
327
HPD records on file
828

Violations at 538 West 159th Street

828 on record
2026-07-16Class BOpen

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 9, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 550 · Record 19076633
2026-07-16Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 508 · Record 19076632
2026-07-16Class BOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 507 · Record 19076631
2026-07-15Class BOpen

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 579 · Record 19081715
2026-07-15Class AOpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION HEAT RISER PIPE AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 554 · Record 19081714

Who owns 538 West 159th Street?

Owner of record: 536 & 538 W 159TH ST OWNER LLC. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 538 West 159th Street

Recorded residential units: 10. Recorded year built: 1913. 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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  1. 01Overall grade and scores by category
  2. 02Details for all 828 HPD violations
  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections