Pros: Distance to ABCD and 1 trains. Cons: Roaches, mice, flies, drug dealers, packages stolen, bed bugs. Advice to landlord: Get better.
526 WEST 147 STREET is a prewar 1920 building, 5 floors, 21 units in Hamilton Heights, NYC. Owned by WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC. Public records show 193 open violations, 118 311 complaints, 9 active litigation matters on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Rent stabilization on file covers 7 units (registered 2024). Lucid Rents has 5 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT SOUTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Pros: Distance to ABCD and 1 trains. Cons: Roaches, mice, flies, drug dealers, packages stolen, bed bugs. Advice to landlord: Get better.
Unit 42 Pros: The rent price is really good Cons: It can get pretty sketchy during night times
Pros: Nothing really honestly Cons: The building itself is dirty, the downstairs neighbors especially treat the lobby as if it’s a part of their apartment. They smoke inside, litter, even do hair. They also steal packag…
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ACRIS deeds and regulatory filings
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN T
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 43,
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT SOUTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 43,
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 43, 4th STO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATH
PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING