Street record · Bronx

East 159 Street

5 mapped DOB filings publish this street name in the current snapshot. They span Melrose, Morrisania.

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Qualified records5
Active-status records5
Latest status changeSep 11, 2026

What is on this street

The built record of East 159 Street

City Planning maps 48 tax lots on East 159 Street in Bronx, 52% of them walk-up apartments. The oldest went up in 1899 and the newest in 2023. This describes the street as it stands, not the filings below.

Tax lots
48
Buildings
115
Homes
555
Typically built
1990s
Typical height
3–6 floors
Built area
538,926 sq ft

How the lots are used

  • Walk-up apartments25 of 48
  • One and two family homes6 of 48
  • Parking facilities4 of 48

Zoning: R7-2, R8 are the districts covering most of the street. A zoning district sets what may be built, not what is there now.

NYC Department of City Planning · Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) · 64uk-42ks · read 2026-09-11

How to read this street page

A shared street name does not mean a shared project.

These records are grouped by the street name and borough published by DOB. Each address remains an independent filing unless its source record explicitly connects it to another site. Use this page to scan activity along the corridor, then open an individual filing for its exact status, scope and identifiers.

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Source snapshot accessed Sep 13, 2026. Street grouping is based on the normalized street-name field.