549 West 144 Street
Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1020760013 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, July 4, 2026
549 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 549 REALTY L L C. Its total assessed value is $1.1M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 9 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 549 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 549 West 144 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 549 West 144 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.1M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $53K 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.
1 marshal eviction at 549 West 144 Street
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 549 West 144 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on May 8, 2024. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in 10031. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 549 West 144 Street
DHCR registration records list 9 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 549 West 144 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 26 violations against this building, of which 18 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 10031. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 4 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 549 West 144 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Remove the illegal fastening lockable slidebolt installed at bulkhead doorNov Certified On Time | Jul 4, 2026 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latchset at bulkhead doorViolation Closed | Jul 4, 2026 | C |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and north wall at bulkheadNov Certified On Time | Jul 4, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant materials at ceiling and north wa…Nov Certified On Time | Jul 4, 2026 | B |
| Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10sqft west wall in the kitchenCiv14 Mailed | Jul 4, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the private hallwayCiv14 Mailed | Jul 4, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east and west wall in the priva…Civ14 Mailed | Jul 4, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Civ14 Mailed | Jul 4, 2026 | B |
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 October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 549 West 144 Street
34 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 549 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. This building is in that second group, which is 15.0% of the ZIP. 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
- 553 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 549 West 144 Street
Who owns 549 West 144 Street?
The city's property file lists 549 REALTY L L C as the owner of record for 549 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 549 West 144 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 549 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 549 West 144 Street?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 549 West 144 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on May 8, 2024. 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 549 West 144 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 9 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 549 West 144 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.1M 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 549 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.