NYC DOB record · M01271974-S2

159-26 Harlem River Drive

159-26 Harlem River Drive, Manhattan, NY 10039

Alteration filing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. The latest DOB status is permit entire.

DOB has issued the permit covering the full scope of this filing, so the work is cleared to proceed.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M01271974-S2

159-26 Harlem River Drive

Manhattan, NY 10039

Alteration filing · status dated Aug 24, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
14 stories
Dwelling units
112
Filing data portrait

A page-specific reading of the filing status, location and stated scale. Values are drawn from the cited DOB record.

Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01271974-S2 as a alteration filing at 159-26 Harlem River Drive, Manhattan, NY 10039. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 24, 2026. The filing records 14 proposed stories and 112 proposed dwelling units.

A filing or approval does not by itself confirm that work is underway. Proposed details may change in later DOB records.
Filing type
Alteration filing
Latest status
Approved
Latest status date
Aug 24, 2026
Proposed scale
14 proposed stories and 112 proposed dwelling units
Applicant of recordSee the 9 filings that name Gace Consulting Engineers
FiledOct 1, 2025
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale14 stories
Recorded cost$4.8M

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

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

Street Futures classifies this record as a alteration filing based on the filing type and work flags published by the Department of Buildings. This classification helps organize the map; it does not add scope that is absent from the DOB record.

The lot this filing sits on

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.

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

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 8, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01271974-S2.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. First permit date recorded

    DOB lists a first permit date. This does not by itself confirm current construction activity.

    03
  4. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Permit Entire.”

    04

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

Where a field reads “empty in the source”, the city published this filing without that value. It is not an omission on our side, and nothing here is inferred to fill a gap.

DOB filing number
M01271974-S2
BIN
1084182
BBL
1021060320
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
14
Proposed stories
14
Existing dwelling units
112
Proposed dwelling units
112
General construction