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531 West 159 St

Manhattan, NY 10032Individually ownedBBL 1021180052BIN 1089737
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Floors7
ClassD6
Market Value$5.5M

531 WEST 159 ST is a property located at 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032. The building has 7 floors. The assessed market value is $5.5M. It last sold for $4.3M on Feb 20, 2015. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 29 building permits on record (16 active). There are 28 violations on record (0 currently open). 9 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

143records on file
98Energy Star

The lot at 531 West 159 St rises 7 stories over New York. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.5M, and assessed for tax at $2.5M. In the 46 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 143 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 29 of its 143 records, fully 20%, fall under that one heading. Violation (28) and enforcement (28) trail well behind. No 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 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 98, with a site energy-use intensity of 30.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 83 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 20% permit, 46 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.

$5.5M of New York, written across 143 government filings.

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Property Details

Address531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032
D6
Year BuiltN/A
Floors7
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1021180052
1089737 +2 more
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.5M
$2.5M
$276K
$4.3M
Last Sale DateFeb 20, 2015

Building Permits

29 on record · 16 active
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 13, 2022Job #122505618-01

BPP

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Apr 30, 2020Est. cost $1KJob #122439646-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Aug 9, 2019Est. cost $1KJob #123334061-01
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General ConstructionDOB Legacy
COMPLETED
Filed Jun 19, 2019Job #123525122-01
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Nov 14, 2018Job #M00099870-I1-EL

electrical work for 122433544 app

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Violations

28 on record · none currently open
Judgments · 9 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2019Ticket #012086689M
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2019Ticket #012081177X
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2018Ticket #043437227Y
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2016Ticket #0191059101
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DOT PERMITS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2012Ticket #034937736R
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB

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DOB LegacyEGRADE
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 29, 2021#2523382

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
DISMISSED
Issued Aug 2, 2020#2482173

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
DISMISSED
Issued May 2, 2020#2479833

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 2, 2020#2446187

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
DISMISSED
Issued Nov 2, 2019#2427438

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 29 building permits on record, with 16 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 3 (SIGNED OFF) filed May 13, 2022.

Does 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 28 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 13 DOB, 15 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has 9 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 531 WEST 159 ST?

531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 has an assessed market value of $5.5M and a total assessed value of $2.5M (land: $276K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 531 WEST 159 ST last sold?

531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 last sold for $4.3M on Feb 20, 2015. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

Who owns 531 WEST 159 ST?

531 WEST 159 ST, Manhattan, NY 10032 is individually 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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