537 WEST 149 STREET is a prewar 1910 building, 7 floors, 35 units in Hamilton Heights, NYC. Owned by 537 W 149 ST CORPORATION. Public records show 97 open violations, 83 311 complaints, 5 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction.
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§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 61, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 61, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 61, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 61, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 61, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
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Hamilton Heights is named for Alexander Hamilton's Harlem estate, and the neighborhood's hilltop position offers unexpected Manhattan views. Sugar Hill's elegant apartment buildings, City College's Gothic campus, and Dominican bakeries on Broadway create a layered, authentic neighborhood.
Eviction Executed — Apt 75 — Possession
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROO
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT WEST WALL IN T
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM N
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 4th ROO
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 2nd R
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE E