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159 West 45 St

Manhattan, NY 10036Company-ownedBBL 1009981001BIN 1076844
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Floors42
ClassRK
Market Value$22.6M

159 WEST 45 ST is a property located at 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036. The building has 42 floors. The assessed market value is $22.6M. It last sold for $967.6M on Feb 9, 2007. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 978 building permits on record (972 active). There are 136 violations on record (1 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,357records on file
76Energy Star

The lot at 159 West 45 St rises 42 stories over New York. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $22.6M, and assessed for tax at $10.1M. In the 38 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,357 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 978 of its 1,357 records, fully 72%, fall under that one heading. Violation (136) and complaint (87) trail well behind. 1 violation stands open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The record runs hot early and quiets with age, with 1995 its single busiest year.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 76, with a site energy-use intensity of 60.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 5,462 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 72% permit, 38 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

72% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036
RK
Year BuiltN/A
Floors42
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1009981001
1076844
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$22.6M
$10.1M
$522K
$967.6M
Last Sale DateFeb 9, 2007

Building Permits

978 on record · 972 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 17, 2021Job #123362627-01-04

SP

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 20, 2021Job #123110551-02-02

BL

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 20, 2021Job #123110551-01-03

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 30, 2020Job #140994752-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 7, 2020Job #140904252-01-02

OT

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Violations

136 on record · 1 open
DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2516598

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2385009

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2385010

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2385011

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyElevator
DISMISSED
Issued May 20, 2019#2354385

FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036 has 978 building permits on record, with 972 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed May 17, 2021.

Does 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036 has 136 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 64 DOB, 72 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 159 WEST 45 ST?

159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036 has an assessed market value of $22.6M and a total assessed value of $10.1M (land: $522K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 159 WEST 45 ST last sold?

159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036 last sold for $967.6M on Feb 9, 2007. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

Who owns 159 WEST 45 ST?

159 WEST 45 ST, Manhattan, NY 10036 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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