185 East 159 Street
Bronx · 10451 · BBL 2024590055
185 East 159 Street is a multi-family elevator building in Mott Haven, Bronx, ZIP 10451. City records date it to 1938 and count 30 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Eitan MGT. LLC. Its most recent total assessed value is $361K.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $361K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $12K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 185 East 159 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 30 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 102 violations against this building, of which 39 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 11 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Violation history
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the privat…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | A |
| Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone num…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | A |
| Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling, south wall and west wall at…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant materials at ceiling, south wall…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | B |
| Replace with new the missing marble saddle at entrance in the kitchen located at apt 4d, 4th story, 1st apartm…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at floor in the kitchen located at…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall in the 2nd room f…Nov Sent Out | Jul 30, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
311 complaint history
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 185 East 159 Street compares in 10451
PulseCities tracks 1,199 lots in 10451, of which 151 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 46 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10451 scores 44.2 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 34 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Mott Haven →
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Questions about 185 East 159 Street
Who owns 185 East 159 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 185 East 159 Street names Eitan MGT. LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 185 East 159 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 185 East 159 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 185 East 159 Street?
No executed eviction at 185 East 159 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 185 East 159 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 30 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 185 East 159 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $361K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 185 East 159 Street?
10451 (Mott Haven) scores 44.2 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.