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320 East 159th St, Bronx

BBL 2-02418-0033

En español: 111 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 230 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 4 años abierta, desde el 8 de octubre de 2021.

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 38 new Class C against 7 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since October 8, 2021.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 253 Class C violations: 252 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

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111 open Class C and 2 OATH hearings starting October 2, 2026. The oldest open HPD violation was filed October 8, 2021.

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OATH hearings
2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 2, 2026.
DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 22, 2023.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened October 10, 2025.
DOB complaints
10 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 4, 2026.
Certificate of occupancy
Final, issued March 14, 2013.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
8 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on February 2. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed for its 2 buildings by December 3, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
15 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $16,453 in total. The most recent of the 15, a general construction order, was opened April 30, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C111 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Notice sent19240122COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19240658COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19240649COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19224073COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19224072COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19220989COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19220987COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19220958COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19203033COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19203027COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
The report lists all 111, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B111 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19240123COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19238038COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19238033COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19217094COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19217092COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19217091COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19217090COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19217089COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19220374COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Notice sent19220367COURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
The report lists all 111, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB8 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 2Hearing pending39196697JCOURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39191515RCOURTLANDT AVENUE ASSOC LP
Elevators, Class 2Settled by agreement39187023Z
Elevators, Class 2Settled by agreement39185206M
Elevators, Class 2Settled by agreement39180696L
Elevators, Class 1Found in violation39176912P
Elevators, Class 2Found in violation39169903H
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39147263L

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 320 East 159 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 320 East 159 Street, Bronx had 230 open violations on September 27, 2026: 222 from HPD and 8 from OATH/ECB. 111 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since October 8, 2021.

Is 320 East 159 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 38 new Class C against 7 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 320 East 159 Street, Bronx?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 253 Class C violations: 252 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 320 East 159 Street, Bronx have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 2, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 320 East 159 Street, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 22, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 320 East 159 Street, Bronx in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened October 10, 2025. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 320 East 159 Street, Bronx?

Yes. 10 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 4, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 320 East 159 Street, Bronx marked completed?

Yes. 15 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $16,453 in total. The most recent of the 15, a general construction order, was opened April 30, 2026. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

Does 320 East 159 Street, Bronx have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued March 14, 2013. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

When was the boiler at 320 East 159 Street, Bronx last inspected?

It has 8 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on February 2. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 320 East 159 Street, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

Its 2 buildings had all filed by December 3, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 320 East 159 Street, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 320 East 159 Street, Bronx rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 320 East 159 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 2005 as the year 320 East 159 Street, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 320 East 159 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 167 residential units at 320 East 159 Street, Bronx. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 320 East 159th St, Bronx: 111 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/320-east-159-street-bronx

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