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500 West 159th St

Manhattan, NY 10032BBL 1-02117-00BIN 1062764
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

500 WEST 159TH ST is a property located at 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10032. There are 24 building permits on record (23 active). There are 1 violation on record (0 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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910records on file
31Energy Star

Completed in 1907, 1990 Amsterdam Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 27 units and 26,034 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.7M, and assessed for tax at $758K. In the 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 910 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 416 of its 910 records, fully 46%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (290) and permit (64) trail well behind. 50 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 31, with a site energy-use intensity of 108.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 247 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 46% violation, 51 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.

$1.7M of New York, written across 910 government filings.

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Property Details

Address500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10032
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-02117-00
1062764

Building Permits

24 on record · 23 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 29, 2022Job #123595001-01-04

MH

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 8, 2022Job #123578805-02-04

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 13, 2021Job #123578805-01-05

OT

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 20, 2020Job #123578805-02-03

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 19, 2020Job #123595001-01-03

MH

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Violations

1 on record · none currently open
ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Apr 21, 1995#34124449X

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING DEFECT IS SAGGING WOOD FLOORS APPROZIMATELY 3TO 4 KITCHEN & BATHROOM OF APTS 6,26,36,46,56,66 AT SOUTH/EAST CONCER.REMEDY:MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS.SUBMIT ENGINEERS REPORT RESTRUCT

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 24 building permits on record, with 23 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 Nov 29, 2022.

Does 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 1 violation on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 1 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 500 WEST 159TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10032. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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