244 West 149 Street
Manhattan · 10039 · BBL 1020340056
244 West 149 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Harlem, Manhattan, ZIP 10039. City records date it to 1910 and count 18 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as HP Vision 149 Housing Development Fund C Ompany,Inc. Its most recent total assessed value is $420K.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $420K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $23K 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
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 244 West 149 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Apr 24, 2025. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 18 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 28 violations against this building, of which 16 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door hinge , 1st storyViolation Closed | Oct 7, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door hinge at basementFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Oct 7, 2025 | C |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and all walls in the 1st roo…Violation Dismissed | Oct 7, 2025 | A |
| Replace with new the missing outlet cover at east wall in the 1st room from north located at apt 2a, 2nd story…Violation Dismissed | Oct 7, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective outer glass pane at north 2 lower sash window in the 1st ro…Nov Certified Late | Oct 7, 2025 | B |
| And dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near ma…Violation Dismissed | Jul 22, 2025 | A |
| Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods drop ladder down a…Violation Closed | Jul 22, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance located at apt 1c…Violation Closed | Apr 21, 2025 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. 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
10 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 244 West 149 Street compares in 10039
PulseCities tracks 295 lots in 10039, of which 98 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 8 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 33.2% of the ZIP. 10039 scores 50.7 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 15 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Harlem →
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Questions about 244 West 149 Street
Who owns 244 West 149 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 244 West 149 Street names HP Vision 149 Housing Development Fund C Ompany,Inc. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 244 West 149 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 244 West 149 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 244 West 149 Street?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 244 West 149 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Apr 24, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 244 West 149 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 18 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 244 West 149 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $420K 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 244 West 149 Street?
10039 (Harlem) scores 50.7 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.