Alteration filingNov 4
DOB filing M01436744-P1
Alteration filing at 159-70 Harlem River Drive
Under reviewDOB filing M01436744-P1
Open filing Building record · BIN 1084187
159-70 Harlem River Drive
159-70 Harlem River Drive, Manhattan, NY 10039
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 10 independently sourced records, including 8 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 1084187
159-70 Harlem River Drive
Harlem (North), Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Nov 4, 2026
- DOB filings
- 10
- Active-status
- 8
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings10
Open or active-status records8
First included filingApr 21, 2022
Latest recorded changeNov 4, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 14-story elevator apartment building built in 1950, with 984 homes, on a 475,325 sq ft lot.
- Floors 13–14Above the southern skylineAbove the tallest building within sixty metres to the south, which stands 38.4 m. Nothing on that side reaches this floor.
- Floors 2–12Homes984 homes are recorded on this lot — about 76 homes to a floor. The city does not publish which floor any of them is on.
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as mixed residential and commercial, so this floor is where the commercial space is.
- Street levelMixed residential and commercial
- Homes984 recorded on the lot
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 13 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 38.4 m
- Built
- 1950
- Floors
- 14
- Residential units
- 984
- Building type
- Elevator apartment building
- Land use
- Mixed residential and commercial
- Zoning district
- R7-2
- Lot area
- 475,325 sq ft
- Building area
- 810,090 sq ft
Housing violations
25 violations are open against this address under the Housing Maintenance Code. 16 of them are the class the city calls immediately hazardous.
- 16Immediately hazardous
- 5Hazardous
- 4Non-hazardous
- 0Information order
Open means the Department of Housing Preservation and Development has not recorded it as corrected, which is not the same as nobody having fixed it. The city publishes the apartment each was written against; that is not carried here, because a count says a building has a problem and an apartment number says whose.
Owner of record
NYC PARKS DEPT
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 Nov 7, 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 2 open notices on record for this building, out of 9 notices on file; the most recent was issued Dec 29, 2022.
- Construction
Issued Dec 29, 2022 — THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A SWO FOR APP #123473909 DUE TO APPLICANT WITHDRAWAL. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY UNDER REFERENCED JOB # AND MAKE SITE SAFE.
- Hazardous condition (facade)
Issued Dec 5, 2022 — NYCHA CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED
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 Nov 6, 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 1084187. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 10 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 1 under review, 7 approved, 2 recorded as completed. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Apr 21, 2022
- Latest recorded change
- Nov 4, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 14 stories
- Highest proposed unit count
- 991 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 10 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 sidewalk shed as per plans. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Filing M00716718-I1.
- Alteration filed02
Installation of temporary chain link fence as per plans. chain link fence shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Filing M00716726-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration03
DOB lists a first permit date for M00716718-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Permit recorded for alteration04
DOB lists a first permit date for M00716726-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed05
Mechanical work filed in conjunction with the gc application. work to include new ac system and all associated piping and ductwork, replacement of roof exhaust fans. no change to use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01272522-S5.
- Alteration filed06
The scope of work shall consist of a new sanitary, storm, domestic water, sanitary vent, and natural gas piping systems to be installed throughout an existing r-2 building undergoing a rehabilitation project. no change to use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01272522-S4.
- Alteration approved07
Filing M01272522-S5 reached an approved status.
- Alteration approved08
Filing M01272522-S4 reached an approved status.
- Alteration filed09
Suspended Scaffolding for Facade Restoration/Repair. Filing M01436744-I1.
- Alteration approved010
Filing M01436744-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration filed011
Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. temporary protection shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Filing M01425595-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration012
DOB lists a first permit date for M01425595-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved013
The latest status recorded for M01425595-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Permit recorded for alteration014
DOB lists a first permit date for M01436744-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved015
The latest status recorded for M01436744-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration filed016
The scope of work shall consist of a new sanitary, storm, domestic water, sanitary vent, and natural gas piping systems to be installed throughout an existing r-2 building undergoing a rehabilitation project. no change to use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01272522-P2.
- Alteration filed017
Mechanical work filed in conjunction with the gc application. work to include new ac system and all associated piping and ductwork, replacement of roof exhaust fans. no change to use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01272522-P3.
- Alteration filed018
Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Filing M01420283-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration019
DOB lists a first permit date for M01420283-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved020
The latest status recorded for M01420283-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration approved021
Filing M01272522-P2 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved022
The latest status recorded for M01272522-P2 is “Approved.”
- Alteration now approved023
The latest status recorded for M01272522-S4 is “Approved.”
- Alteration approved024
Filing M01272522-P3 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved025
The latest status recorded for M01272522-P3 is “Approved.”
- Alteration signed off026
DOB recorded a sign-off for M00716726-I1.
- Alteration now completed027
The latest status recorded for M00716726-I1 is “LOC Issued.”
- Alteration signed off028
DOB recorded a sign-off for M00716718-I1.
- Alteration now completed029
The latest status recorded for M00716718-I1 is “LOC Issued.”
- Alteration now approved030
The latest status recorded for M01272522-S5 is “Approved.”
- Alteration filed031
Suspended Scaffolding for Facade Restoration/Repair & Inspection. Filing M01436744-P1.
- Alteration now under review032
The latest status recorded for M01436744-P1 is “Pending Plan Examiner Assignment.”