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117 West 144th Street

A 5-story building with 30 apartments, built in 1922, in Manhattan, NY 10030.

Addresses on the lot: 117 to 119 West 144th Street.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

19open HPD violations7 immediately hazardous
20complaints to HPD, past year3 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

117 West 144th Street has 19 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Sam City Master Tenant LLC.

Does 117 West 144th Street have open violations?

Yes: 19 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most7
B, hazardous30 days5
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days7

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 117 West 144th Street?

117 West 144th Street is registered with HPD to Sam City Master Tenant LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

38 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10030 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 117 West 144th Street rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-02013-0022.