# 159 Street, Queens, NY 11433

BBL 4121780101 · Block 12178 · Lot 101  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-street-4121780101  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31

## Summary

159 Street (Queens, NY 11433; tax lot BBL 4121780101) is a property (building class Z9: miscellaneous (subtype Z9)), on a 4,410 sq ft lot zoned R3A. City tax records list the owner as PIANO BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $130,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB/ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “159 Street, Queens, NY 11433 (BBL 4121780101)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-street-4121780101. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: PIANO BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC
- Building class: Z9 – Miscellaneous (subtype Z9)
- Year built: —
- Floors: —
- Units: 0 residential / 0 total
- Lot area: 4,410 sq ft · Building area: 0 sq ft
- Zoning: R3A
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-01

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $130,000, assessed value $58,500, tax class 4
- Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws)

## Sales & deeds (ACRIS)

Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2016-01-11 from BRANCATO, VINCENT to PIANO BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 4 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1983-03-14 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-03-14 from FIELDS, HAROLD C.(REF); BRANCATO,JOSPEH(DEF) to BRANCATO, VINCENT, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 12 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1969-04-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1969-04-09 from NEW YORK CITY to JOSEPH BRANCATO; VINCENT BRANCATO, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1967-06-14 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1967-06-14 from NEW YORK CITY - FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY -FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY-FINANCE; NEWYORK CITY FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY WELFARE; NEW YORK CITY- FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY FINANCE; NYC FINANCE to NYC; NEW YORK CITY, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 169 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |

## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits

A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items).

No records found.

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

No records found.

## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending

status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## Owners & contacts

Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as PIANO BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2016-01-11 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2016-01-11). | 636b-3b5g |

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