554 West 148 Street

Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1020790055 · look up another building

A company took title here in April 8, 2026.

Most recent filing on this building: a violation, June 12, 2026

554 West 148 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10031. City records date it to 1920 and count 22 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 554 W 148 LLC. Its total assessed value is $1.3M, for the 2026 tax year.

DHCR registration lists 5 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 554 West 148 Street

The most recent recorded deed is dated Apr 8, 2026, transferring the lot to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION for a stated $5M. 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.

The November 1 report on this block

On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 2079 in Manhattan, the block 554 West 148 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:

2 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 4 recorded deeds.
7 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
The block holds 46 parcels and 550 residential units.

Anything filed on 554 West 148 Street itself comes the next morning.

Sales and ownership history at 554 West 148 Street

Party recorded	Recorded	Amount
Federal National Mortgage AssociationDEED from Private individual	Apr 8, 2026	$5.0M
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 554 West 148 Street

The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.3M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $58K 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 554 West 148 Street

No executed eviction is on record at 554 West 148 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.

Rent stabilization at 554 West 148 Street

DHCR registration records list 5 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 554 West 148 Street

HPD and DOB inspectors have written 6 violations against this building, of which 5 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 554 West 148 Street

Violation	Issued	Class
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective mortise lock at door in the entranceNov Sent Out	Jun 12, 2026	B
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Sent Out	Jun 12, 2026	B
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroomNov Sent Out	Jun 12, 2026	B
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane at building entrance doorNov Sent Out	Mar 24, 2026	C
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latchset at door leading to east yard at…Nov Sent Out	Mar 24, 2026	C
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Violation Dismissed	Jun 4, 2025	A

The 6 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 5 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 554 West 148 Street

17 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 554 West 148 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 →

Questions about 554 West 148 Street

Who owns 554 West 148 Street?

The most recent deed on file for 554 West 148 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 554 West 148 Street sell for?

The most recent deed states a consideration of $5M, 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 554 West 148 Street?

No executed eviction at 554 West 148 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 554 West 148 Street rent stabilized?

DHCR registrations list 5 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 554 West 148 Street assessed at for property taxes?

The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.3M 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 554 West 148 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.