538 West 145th Street
A 6-story building with 44 apartments, built in 1905, in Manhattan, NY 10031.
Addresses on the lot: 538 to 544 West 145th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
538 West 145th Street has 73 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 47 complaints to HPD in the past year, 18 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 540 WEST 145 LLC.
Does 538 West 145th Street have open violations?
Yes: 73 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 | 22 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 42 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 9 |
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, 16 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 47 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 18 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 538 West 145th Street?
538 West 145th Street is registered with HPD to 540 WEST 145 LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is 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 December 2025. HPD’s record has 7 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 10031 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 538 West 145th 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
- 532 West 145th Street37 apartments, built 1905
- 557 West 144th Street22 apartments, built 1910
- 561 West 144th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 553 West 144th Street21 apartments, built 1910
- 3520 Broadway39 apartments, built 1920
- 549 West 144th Street21 apartments, built 1910
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 1-02076-0056.