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544 Academy St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02217-0029

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 33 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 27 años abierta, desde el 5 de agosto de 1999.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 27 years, since August 5, 1999.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 22 Class C violations: 19 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. How certification works

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14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 5, 1999.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 6, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 31 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected June 29, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 8, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

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 C14 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Heat / Hot WaterNo access to reinspect (first try)19075145STEB REALTY CORP
MoldNotice sent to tenant19075144STEB REALTY CORP
Notice sent18169936
Fire SafetyNotice sent17013988
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17013977
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16716663
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16716662
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16702648
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16702647
Fire SafetyNotice sent16568526
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B19 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19075148STEB REALTY CORP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19075147STEB REALTY CORP
Notice sent19075146STEB REALTY CORP
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18629012
Notice sent18169939
Notice sent18169937
Notice sent18169935
Notice sent18169934
Notice sent18169933
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17080325
The report lists all 19, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 544 Academy Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 544 Academy Street, Manhattan had 33 open violations on September 27, 2026: 33 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 27 years, since August 5, 1999.

Is 544 Academy Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. 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 544 Academy Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 22 Class C violations: 19 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 544 Academy Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed July 6, 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.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 544 Academy Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 31 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 544 Academy Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On June 29, 2026. 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 544 Academy Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 8, 2025, 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.

Is 544 Academy Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 544 Academy Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 544 Academy Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1926 as the year 544 Academy 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 5 floors.

How many apartments does 544 Academy Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 57 residential units at 544 Academy 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 complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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 complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, 544 Academy St, Manhattan: 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/544-academy-street-manhattan

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