504 West 159th Street
A 6-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1900, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 504 to 506 West 159th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
504 West 159th Street has 27 open HPD violations, 15 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 27 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to SP 158-159 LLC. 12 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 504 West 159th Street have open violations?
Yes: 27 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 15 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 8 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 4 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 7 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 27 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 504 West 159th Street?
504 West 159th Street is registered with HPD to SP 158-159 LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
10 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in September 2026. HPD’s record has 39 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 504 West 159th Street rent stabilized?
12 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 17 in 2018. That’s 12 of the building’s 25 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 1996 Amsterdam Avenue25 apartments, built 1907
- 516 West 159th Street21 apartments, built 1913
- 507 West 158th Street20 apartments, built 1905
- 520 West 159th Street38 apartments, built 2009
- 2002 Amsterdam Avenue21 apartments, built 1910
- 509 West 159th Street22 apartments, built 1916
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-02117-0032.