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553 West 144th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02076-0010

Built
1910
Floors
5
Residential units
21
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
5,246 sq ft
Floor area
18,370 sq ft

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 8 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 10 años abierta, desde el 20 de julio de 2016.

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  1. 2

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    4 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 6

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with 2 certifications filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 3 Class C violations: 2 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 8 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was April 9, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed July 20, 2016.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued November 8, 2019.
Housing court
10 housing court cases here since 2005.
Boiler inspection
Inspected February 25, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 26, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
Tax exemption
Has a J-51 tax exemption (DOF 2026/27 roll). DOF lists its start year as 2012.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C2 open
No access to reinspect (first try)17807880
Not complied with17078816
Class B6 open
Notice sent18652796553 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC
Notice sent18652795553 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)17807871
No access to reinspect (first try)17807869
No access to reinspect (first try)17807867
Not complied with17336629

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Questions about this building

Does 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan had 8 open violations on October 10, 2026: 8 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 10 years, since July 20, 2016.

Is 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 2 open Class C, with 2 certifications filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 3 Class C violations: 2 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued November 8, 2019. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 10 housing court cases here since 2005. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

When was the boiler at 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On February 25, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On May 26, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

Does 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan have a property tax exemption?

The building has a J-51 tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. DOF lists its start year as 2012. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 21 residential units at 553 West 144 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 553 West 144th St, Manhattan: 21 units, 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/553-west-144-street-manhattan

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