561 West 144 Street

Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1020760005 · look up another building

New York State granted 2 rent overcharge cases at this address.

Most recent filing on this building: a violation, September 18, 2026

561 West 144 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10031. City records date it to 1910 and count 20 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 561 W 144 REALTY LLC. Its total assessed value is $901K, for the 2026 tax year.

DHCR registration lists 11 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.

Who owns 561 West 144 Street

The most recent recorded deed is dated Apr 8, 2026, transferring the lot to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION for a stated $3.2M. The deed before it was recorded Apr 8, 2026, so the lot changed hands twice inside 0 days. PulseCities holds 2 recorded deeds for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.

A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.

Know the month this building changes

Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 561 West 144 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do

Sales and ownership history at 561 West 144 Street

Party recorded	Recorded	Amount
Federal National Mortgage AssociationDEED from Private individual	Apr 8, 2026	$3.2M
MF Blue Valley Apartments LLCDEED from FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION	Apr 8, 2026

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 September 29, 2026.

Taxes and assessed value for 561 West 144 Street

The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $901K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $45K 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.

No executed evictions at 561 West 144 Street

No executed eviction is on record at 561 West 144 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.

Rent stabilization at 561 West 144 Street

DHCR registration records list 11 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 13 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 from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →

The state found an overcharge at 561 West 144 Street

New York State ruled in a tenant's favor on 2 rent overcharge cases at 561 West 144 Street. A granted case means DHCR examined what a tenant was actually charged and found it above the legal rent. Those cases were filed between 2022 and 2024. A finding covers the apartment that brought it, not the whole building, and the ones nobody filed on leave no record at all.

From a DHCR response to a freedom of information request, reference D000320-050126, covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026. Filing years are decoded from the docket number. A static listing with no update schedule.

Open code violations at 561 West 144 Street

HPD and DOB inspectors have written 117 violations against this building, of which 26 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10031. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 11 open violations.

Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.

Violation history at 561 West 144 Street

Violation	Issued	Class
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Sent Out	Sep 18, 2026	B
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent Out	Sep 18, 2026	B
Abate the nuisance consisting of uncapped gas line at east wall in the kitchenNov Sent Out	Sep 18, 2026	C
Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchenNov Sent Out	Sep 18, 2026	C
Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures throughout in the entire apartmentNov Sent Out	Sep 18, 2026	C
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant	Aug 19, 2026	C
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from north at westNov Sent Out	Jun 13, 2026	B
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant	Jun 13, 2026	C

The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.

311 complaint history at 561 West 144 Street

36 complaints in the past 12 months

NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.

How 561 West 144 Street compares in 10031

51.3/100HIGH AREA PRESSURE

PulseCities tracks 1,598 lots in 10031, of which 240 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 103 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10031 scores 51.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 16 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Hamilton Heights →

What else this owner holds

MF Blue Valley Apartments LLC took title to 8 other buildings in the deed record. A shared buyer on a deed is a fact about the filing, not proof that one operation runs them all:

Every deed recorded for MF Blue Valley Apartments LLC →

Other buildings on this block

The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 2076 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:

Questions about 561 West 144 Street

Who owns 561 West 144 Street?

The most recent deed on file for 561 West 144 Street names FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Apr 8, 2026.

How much did 561 West 144 Street sell for?

The most recent deed states a consideration of $3.2M, recorded Apr 8, 2026 in ACRIS. Stated consideration is what the parties filed, and it can differ from the economics of the deal.

Have there been evictions at 561 West 144 Street?

No executed eviction at 561 West 144 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 561 West 144 Street rent stabilized?

DHCR registrations list 11 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.

Has anyone won a rent overcharge case at 561 West 144 Street?

Yes. New York State granted 2 rent overcharge cases at this address, meaning DHCR found a tenant had been charged above the legal rent. A granted case covers the apartment that brought it rather than the building, and only apartments whose tenants filed appear at all. The figures come from a freedom of information response covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026.

What is 561 West 144 Street assessed at for property taxes?

The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $901K 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 561 West 144 Street?

10031 (Hamilton Heights) scores 51.3 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.

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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.