Full demolitionSep 21
DOB filing M01438954-I1
Full demolition at 159 East 126 Street
Under review$495,035 recorded cost
Open filing Building record · BIN 1081564
159 East 126 Street
159 East 126 Street, Manhattan, NY 10035
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 2 independently sourced records, including 2 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 1081564
159 East 126 Street
East Harlem (North), Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 21, 2026
- DOB filings
- 2
- Active-status
- 2
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings2
Open or active-status records2
First included filingAug 12, 2020
Latest recorded changeSep 21, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 5-story warehouse built in 1905, on a 12,490 sq ft lot.
- Floors 2–5Nothing on record
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as industrial and manufacturing.
- Street levelIndustrial and manufacturing
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 15 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 44.2 m
- Built
- 1905
- Last altered
- 1987
- Floors
- 5
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Warehouse
- Land use
- Industrial and manufacturing
- Zoning district
- R7-2
- Lot area
- 12,490 sq ft
- Building area
- 25,870 sq ft
Owner of record
1775 TP4 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN Y, INC.
As the assessment roll records it. Only owners that read as a company are shown here; where the roll names an individual, nothing is published.
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 24, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not any single filing. When the rest of New York went up
Violation record
Are there open violations here?
The Department of Buildings has 1 open notice on record for this building, out of 17 notices on file; the most recent was issued May 26, 2026.
- Construction
Issued May 26, 2026 — FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE: OBSERVED DEFECTIVE CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE 1 DEFECTIVE CORNICE CRACKED & LOOSE WINDOW PANES,CRACK ON OPEN STONE JOINT MANY LOCS. SPALLING. EXP2,3,4 ROOF DAMAGE @ PARAPET, CRACK AT BULKHEAD & CHIMNEY. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE
Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 23, 2026.
What is recorded here
Multiple filings, one stable building identifier.
New York City's Building Identification Number helps connect filings that may use different application numbers or describe different scopes of work. The records below are grouped because they publish BIN 1081564. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 1 full demolition, 1 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 1 under review, 1 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Aug 12, 2020
- Latest recorded change
- Sep 21, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- Not stated
- Highest proposed unit count
- 1 dwelling units
Highest recorded values may come from different filings and must not be combined into one proposed project. Open the individual filings below for their exact scope. Values outside the publication's conservative data-quality bounds are withheld pending source review.
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Recorded history
What has happened at this address?
Every dated event the city has published for this building, from all 2 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. live load 300 psf. Filing M00382433-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration02
DOB lists a first permit date for M00382433-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved03
The latest status recorded for M00382433-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Demolition filed04
Full demolition of 5 story structure, using hand held and partial mechanical means to assist. Filing M01438954-I1.
- Demolition now under review05
The latest status recorded for M01438954-I1 is “Plan Examiner Review.”