Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
61
out of 100
Heavier than 74% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
537 WEST 149TH STREET · 35 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
42 violations the city still lists as unresolved
42 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Fire & life safety12
- Water leak9
- Paint / plaster8
- Disrepair7
- Pests5
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-01-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.