475 West 159 Street,

Manhattan, NY 10032

18 Units

Built in 1902

6 Floors

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In the past three years, this building had:
163 complaints
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Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 23 violations which is 1.27 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
3Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
5Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
15Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Oct 06, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from west at north wall in the bathroom located at apt 32, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southInvalid certification
Oct 06, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door from east at south wall in the bathroom located at apt 32, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southInvalid certification
Jan 16, 2015Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls in the entire apartment located at apt 3, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

475 West 159 LLC
Owner, Corporate Owner
2.6(3)

2 Properties

38 Units

Joseph Willner
Site Manager, Head Officer
2.8(3)

5 Properties

114 Units

Joseph Willner
Owner, Corporate Owner
2.6(3)

2 Properties

38 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

okay place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
very high ceilings, good floors
Cons:
horrible leaks with no repairs