544 West 158th Street
A 6-story building with 42 apartments, built in 1925, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 544 to 550 West 158th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
544 West 158th Street has 89 open HPD violations, 27 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 550.EQUITIES LLC. 30 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 544 West 158th Street have open violations?
Yes: 89 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 | 27 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 46 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 16 |
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, 33 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, none 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 544 West 158th Street?
544 West 158th Street is registered with HPD to 550.EQUITIES LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 June 2025. HPD’s record has 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 4 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 544 West 158th Street rent stabilized?
30 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 32 in 2018. That’s 30 of the building’s 42 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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- 551 West 157th Street31 apartments, built 1910
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- 547 West 157th Street48 apartments, built 1912
- 545 West 158th Street36 apartments, built 1911
- 541 West 158th Street24 apartments, built 1909
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 1-02116-0011.