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156 West 144th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02012-0056

En español: 10 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 11 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 19 meses abierta, desde el 31 de enero de 2025.

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 9 new Class C against 2 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 19 months, since January 31, 2025.

Since September 29, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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10 open Class C and a facade rated Unsafe. The oldest open HPD violation was filed January 31, 2025.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued December 7, 2020.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed August 17, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed September 10, 2026 (inspection cycle 9). Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 12, 2026.
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on December 23. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed August 6, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened July 24, 2025, awarded for $1,000.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C10 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19234247
Fire SafetyNotice sent19226510
Fire SafetyNotice sent19215151
Fire SafetyNotice sent19215132
Fire SafetyTo be reinspected18975369Sam City Master Tenant LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18975355Sam City Master Tenant LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with18975353Sam City Master Tenant LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with18975346Sam City Master Tenant LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18790070Sam City Master Tenant LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNot complied with17664043
Class B1 open
Not complied with18975351Sam City Master Tenant LLC

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Does 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan had 11 open violations on September 27, 2026: 11 from HPD. 10 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 19 months, since January 31, 2025.

Is 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 9 new Class C against 2 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued December 7, 2020. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has DOB received complaints about 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed August 17, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened July 24, 2025, awarded for $1,000. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed September 10, 2026 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 12, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When was the boiler at 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on December 23. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On August 6, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

When was 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 23 residential units at 156 West 144 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, DOB complaints, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, DOB complaints, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 156 West 144th St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/156-west-144-street-manhattan

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