High-rise condo with a clean building file, set in the middle of Midtown West's heavy curb and commercial activity.
Midtown West high-rise condo where the building keeps no open housing-code violations on file, but the surrounding streetscape is pure Midtown commercial intensity. Three things to know:
Curb activity and vehicle idling dominate the street below. Within three blocks over the last year, there were 385 illegal parking calls—mostly sign violations and blocked crosswalks—and 369 vehicle noise complaints, including 267 specifically for engine idling. That is the delivery and black-car ecosystem right outside.
Commercial food and air quality calls show up on the block. The three blocks around the building logged 29 food establishment complaints and 34 air quality reports over the last year. In dense Midtown blocks, restaurant exhaust and commercial kitchen odors travel up building stacks and courtyard exposures.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
159 West 53rd Street is a 209-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010067501). This building is associated with Tower 53 Condominium. 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 1968, this condominium sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 6 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 23, 2026.
The building last changed hands on May 30, 2026, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 16E at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $1.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Masrouha Henedi Revocable Trust & Karim Masrouha, As Trustee +1 more.
Unit 15B at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Roy, Manosij.
Unit 26H at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2002 for $700K. Owner on the latest deed: Marlene Farkas, Co-Trustee & Erlinda Farkas, Co-Trustee +1 more.
Unit 27H at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Nakao, Yuichi & Nakao, Masayo.
Unit 19A at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $10. Owner on the latest deed: Poon Family Trust & Yeung, Suet, Trustee +1 more.
Unit 17H at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2011 for $797K. Owner on the latest deed: Ye, Zhijie & Zhu, Jianxin.
Unit 28H at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Bateman, Charles & Bateman, Rebecca.
Unit 14C at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $695K. Owner on the latest deed: Xiao, Samantha & Wu, Michael.
Unit 11D at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $870K. Owner on the latest deed: Keller, Paul & Ali, Noemi.
Unit 15H at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $980K. Owner on the latest deed: Gangavaram, Ravindra & Gubbi, Smitha.
Unit 28E at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $1.6M. Owner on the latest deed: RSW Properties LLC.
Unit 18B at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2014 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Thakur, Neeta.
Unit 14A at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $665K. Owner on the latest deed: Las 53 LLC.
Unit 35A at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $585K. Owner on the latest deed: Thirdwave Corp. Fictitious Name Thirdwave Japan.
Unit 21F at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $900K. Owner on the latest deed: Thirdwave Corp. Fictitious Name Thirdwave Japan.
Unit 28F at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $720K. Owner on the latest deed: Brothers, Steven & Brothers, Rebecca +1 more.
Unit 14B at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Scognamiglio, Amedeo.
Unit 36B at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $1.2M. Owner on the latest deed: Chen, Hsin & Chen, Chia.
Unit LH3 at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: New Alternatives for Children, Inc..
Unit 35F at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: The Jo-Ann N. Price Revocable Trust Dated 6-7-2022 & The Michael P. Price Revocable Trust Dated 6-7-202 +2 more.
Unit 22A at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $500K. Owner on the latest deed: Lu, Youan.
Unit 17D at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $875K. Owner on the latest deed: Lu, Zhenqi.
Unit 24F at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $740K. Owner on the latest deed: Barros, Fabiana & Barros, Patrick.
Unit 38D at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Theresa A. Brown, Trustee & Theresa A. Brown Revocable Trust Dated 12/19/23.
Unit U4W at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Young Adult Institute, Inc..
Unit 31B at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $1.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Westervelt, Scott & Braaten, Richard.
Unit 31F at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $900K. Owner on the latest deed: Lupinski, Krysztof.
Unit 21C at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $710K. Owner on the latest deed: Uslubas, Gurhan.
Unit 23C at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2016 for $729K. Owner on the latest deed: Tower 53 23C LLC.
Unit 18C at 159 West 53rd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $680K. Owner on the latest deed: Steven Wu, Suen-Yeung & Wu, Ashley +1 more.
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