151 West 140th Street
A 7-story building with 55 apartments, built in 1903, in Manhattan, NY 10030.
Addresses on the lot: 151 to 159 West 140th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
151 West 140th Street has 121 open HPD violations, 35 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the past year, 27 about heat or hot water. It is registered to MAXWELL DEVELOPMENT LP. 55 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 151 West 140th Street have open violations?
Yes: 121 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 35 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 69 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 17 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 27 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 151 West 140th Street?
151 West 140th Street is registered with HPD to MAXWELL DEVELOPMENT LP. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
6 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in November 2025. HPD’s record has 19 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
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 151 West 140th Street rent stabilized?
55 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 55 of the building’s 55 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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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 1-02009-0012.