Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
70
out of 100
Heavier than 83% of buildings in Lower East Side
26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
159 EAST HOUSTON STREET · 33 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 9 apartments here are rent stabilized
- F train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
26 violations the city still lists as unresolved
26 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.5 years.
- Pests7
- Lead paint6
- Fire & life safety4
- Disrepair3
- Plumbing2
- Mold1
- Other1
- Structural1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 73% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2004-12-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.