540 West 146th Street

A 6-story building with 35 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10031.

Addresses on the lot: 540 to 542 West 146th Street.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

81open HPD violations26 immediately hazardous

16complaints to HPD, past year7 about heat or hot water

Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years13 older

540 West 146th Street has 81 open HPD violations, 26 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 16 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 540 W 146TH STREET HDFC.

Does 540 West 146th Street have open violations?

Yes: 81 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	26
B, hazardous	30 days	42
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	13

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

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 16 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 7 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 540 West 146th Street?

540 West 146th Street is registered with HPD to 540 W 146TH 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

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 13 older cases, the latest from 2019.

The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 540 West 146th 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

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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 1-02077-0050.