159 1/2 7th Avenue South, Manhattan

Heavy late-night commercial sound and food-service air complaints dominate this 7th Avenue South address, despite zero open housing-code violations.

A 21-unit West Village building on 7th Avenue South where the living experience is dictated by the commercial spaces below and street activity outside. Three things to know:

Commercial food operations and outdoor dining create air and venting friction. Four food establishment calls and an indoor air quality report have been logged directly against this address, alongside 28 outdoor dining complaints. Kitchen odors, exhaust venting, and sidewalk dining setups bleed directly into the upper-floor living spaces.

Ground-floor venue sound generates steady late-night noise calls. 60 commercial noise complaints have been filed directly against the building, driven by late-night party volume and music from ground-floor venues. 26 residential noise calls round out a persistent pattern of late-night sound.

The three blocks around the building carry dense street and party noise. 219 residential noise complaints (mostly loud music and parties) and 174 encampment calls were recorded within three blocks over the last 12 months. The surrounding blockface carries a heavy, constant street-level footprint.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Zero open housing-code violations currently listed against the building.
• Only two heat and hot water complaints on file over the past two years, both resolved.
• The interior systems carry few formal housing-code complaints, but commercial kitchen venting and street-level noise are the defining factors of the address.

159 1/2 7th Avenue South is a 21-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1006120051). This building is associated with Perry Street 3 LLC. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1928, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 20 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 14 complaints
• General: 4 complaints
• Electric: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 17, 2026.

The building last changed hands on February 28, 2026 for $14,500,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 36/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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