2026-07-15Class AClosed
§ 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD · 591 · Record 19081218
Building report
555 West 159th Street
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 1920
- Units
- 7
- Owner of record
- THE DOROTHY MCGOWAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
- Open HPD violations
- 27
- HPD records on file
- 242
Violations at 555 West 159th Street
242 on record2026-07-15Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR NOT LEVELED IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD · 502 · Record 19081217
2026-07-15Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD · 506 · Record 19081216
2026-07-15Class BOpen
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING DEVICES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD · 702 · Record 19081213
2026-07-15Class BOpen
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING DEVICES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD · 1503 · Record 19081212
Most serious open violation
2026-07-15Class COpen
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HPD · 568 · Record 19081211
27 open · 242 total on recordSee 26 more open violations
Who owns 555 West 159th Street?
Owner of record: THE DOROTHY MCGOWAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.
Apartments at 555 West 159th Street
Recorded residential units: 7. Recorded year built: 1920. 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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