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659 West 162 Street, Manhattan

A 1922 elevator apartment building on West 162 Street with 13 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

659 West 162 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021360200). The property is zoned R8, on a 13,739 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 53 residential units. It was built in 1922. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 13 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1021360200
BoroughManhattan — Community District 12
NeighborhoodWashington Heights (South)
ZIP code10032
Zoning districtR8
Building classD1elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area13,739 sq ft
Floors6
Residential units53
Year built1922
FAR4.31 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 4 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 3 open ECB (OATH) violations — $6,250 in penalties due
  • 6 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-01-23)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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  • Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
  • Recorded ownership & last sale
  • Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.