Alteration filingSep 18
DOB filing M01421465-I1
Alteration filing at 159-38 Harlem River Drive
Approved$13,200 recorded cost
Open filing Building record · BIN 1086074
159-38 Harlem River Drive
159-38 Harlem River Drive, Manhattan, NY 10039
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 The current snapshot links 2 independently sourced records, including 2 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.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 1086074
159-38 Harlem River Drive
Harlem (North), Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 18, 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 filingOct 1, 2025
Latest recorded changeSep 18, 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 37.3 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 37.3 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
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 Sep 20, 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 22 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 #123473892 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 Sep 20, 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 1086074. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 2 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 2 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Oct 1, 2025
- Latest recorded change
- Sep 18, 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 2 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Repair of existing exterior facade elements, such as mortar joint repointing, outer wythe brick replacement, patching & crack repair of stone & terracotta ornamentation, coping stone & stucco replacement, etc. filing to comply with local law 11 of 2025. Filing M01272000-S2.
- Alteration approved02
Filing M01272000-S2 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration03
DOB lists a first permit date for M01272000-S2. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved04
The latest status recorded for M01272000-S2 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration filed05
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 M01421465-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration06
DOB lists a first permit date for M01421465-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved07
The latest status recorded for M01421465-I1 is “Permit Entire.”