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461 West 159th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02109-0041

En español: 20 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 41 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 12 años abierta, desde el 18 de diciembre de 2013.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 16 certifications filed against 3 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since December 18, 2013.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations, all 21 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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20 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 18, 2013.

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DOB violations
9 active DOB violations, most of them for elevator affirmations of correction. The newest was issued March 5, 2025.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened February 13, 2026.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed January 8, 2026.
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
Inspected August 10, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 18, 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
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $535 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened April 25, 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 C20 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)19176180545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected19076325545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected19076324545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18649422545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18649421545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18634963545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18634962545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18625778545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent18306756
Lead PaintNotice sent18306755
The report lists all 20, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B20 open most often Mold
Notice sent19176179545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
CIV14 mailed19082890545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
CIV14 mailed19082889545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
CIV14 mailed19082888545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18746085545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18659127545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18659126545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
MoldCIV14 mailed18997279545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18625781545 EDGECOMBE BCR,LLC
Notice sent18297885
The report lists all 20, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB1 open
Elevators, Class 1Admitted39131784K

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Questions about this building

Does 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan had 41 open violations on September 27, 2026: 40 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 20 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since December 18, 2013.

Is 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 16 certifications filed against 3 new Class C 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations, all 21 by the original certify-by date. 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 9 active DOB violations, most of them for elevator affirmations of correction. The newest was issued March 5, 2025. 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened February 13, 2026. 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed January 8, 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $535 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened April 25, 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.

When was the boiler at 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On August 10, 2026. 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 18, 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan 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 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1912 as the year 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 48 residential units at 461 West 159 Street, Manhattan. 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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, 461 West 159th St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/461-west-159-street-manhattan

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