229 West 144th Street
A 6-story building with 41 apartments, built in 1940, in Manhattan, NY 10030.
Addresses on the lot: 223 to 229 West 144th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
229 West 144th Street has 196 open HPD violations, 47 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 22 complaints to HPD in the past year, 16 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 219-229 W 144TH STREET HDFC.
Does 229 West 144th Street have open violations?
Yes: 196 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 | 47 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 99 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 50 |
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, 6 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 22 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 16 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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 229 West 144th Street?
229 West 144th Street is registered with HPD to 219-229 W 144TH STREET HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
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 October 2025. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
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 229 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.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 219 West 144th Street41 apartments, built 1940
- 249 West 144th Street83 apartments, built 1921
- 203 West 144th Street28 apartments, built 1921
- 222 West 144th Street25 apartments, built 1920
- 271 West 144th Street22 apartments, built 1920
- 2484 Adam C Powell Blvd23 apartments, built 1921
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 1-02030-0017.