553 West 144 Street
Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1020760010 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 17, 2026
553 West 144 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10031. City records date it to 1910 and count 21 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 553 W. 144TH LLC. Its total assessed value is $517K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 21 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.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 2076 in Manhattan, the block 553 West 144 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 3 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 4 recorded deeds.
- 1 marshal eviction executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 36 parcels and 525 residential units.
Anything filed on 553 West 144 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 553 West 144 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $517K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $25K 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 553 West 144 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 553 West 144 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 553 West 144 Street
DHCR registration records list 21 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 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 →
Open code violations at 553 West 144 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 39 violations against this building, of which 11 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 10031. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 2 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
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 553 West 144 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd storyNov Certified On Time | May 17, 2026 | B |
| And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots on 4t…Nov Certified On Time | May 17, 2026 | B |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | Apr 29, 2026 | A |
| Replace the broken or defective toilet bowl in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Feb 19, 2026 | B |
| Replace the broken or defective toilet bowl. in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Feb 19, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Violation Dismissed | Dec 23, 2025 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Violation Dismissed | Dec 23, 2025 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Violation Dismissed | Dec 16, 2025 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 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 553 West 144 Street
49 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 553 West 144 Street compares in 10031
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 →
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:
- 3520 BroadwayHamilton Heights, 10031
- 561 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
- 549 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
- 545 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
- 541 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
- 533 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
- 521 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
- 511 West 144 StreetHamilton Heights, 10031
Questions about 553 West 144 Street
Who owns 553 West 144 Street?
The city's property file lists 553 W. 144TH LLC as the owner of record for 553 West 144 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 553 West 144 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 553 West 144 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 553 West 144 Street?
No executed eviction at 553 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 553 West 144 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 21 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 553 West 144 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $517K 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 553 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.