559 West 140 Street
Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1020720008
559 West 140 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10031. City records date it to 1920 and count 15 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 559 Apartments LLC. Its most recent total assessed value is $412K.
Sales and ownership history
| Party taking title | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank NaASST from Flagstar Bank Na | Apr 30, 2025 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through July 31, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $412K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $27K 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 559 West 140 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 14 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 15 units in 2018. 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 23 violations against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction materials at public hall, 5th storyViolation Closed | Aug 28, 2025 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and all walls at 1st public h…Violation Closed | Aug 28, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent material at ceiling and all walls…Violation Closed | Aug 28, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and all walls at 1st public hall…Violation Closed | Aug 28, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch on metal door leading to yard at e…Violation Closed | Jun 4, 2025 | C |
| Replace with new the missing latch on metal door leading to yard at east at public hall, 1st storyViolation Closed | Jun 4, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch street entrance door to building at public hall, 1st…Violation Closed | Jun 4, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch street entrance door to building a…Violation Closed | Jun 4, 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
4 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 559 West 140 Street compares in 10031
PulseCities tracks 1,598 lots in 10031, of which 228 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 85 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10031 scores 51.7 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 14 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Hamilton Heights →
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Questions about 559 West 140 Street
Who owns 559 West 140 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 559 West 140 Street names 559 Apartments LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 559 West 140 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 559 West 140 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 559 West 140 Street?
No executed eviction at 559 West 140 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 559 West 140 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 14 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 559 West 140 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $412K 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 559 West 140 Street?
10031 (Hamilton Heights) scores 51.7 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.