# 229 W 144 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

34 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and pests and fire safety and plumbing and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1940 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 41 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 34 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and pests and fire safety and plumbing and walls, floors and stairs
- 2 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2025–2026 are still open
- 10 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 106 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Jan 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 108 open: 106 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (26), doors and windows (14), heat or hot water (14), pests (11); 34 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 90 older records from 1985–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 359 violations on record in all, 1980–2026 — the 243 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 16 open: 3 about building conditions, 12 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 10 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 20 heat or hot water, 3 plumbing, 2 doors or windows, 2 floors or stairs, 2 mold, 2 paint or plaster, 2 pests, 2 safety, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Federal FST-100), registration expired since May 2024 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1991 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 33 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 9 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

16 of 41 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/2
- Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/4
- Apt 5: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/5
- Apt 5N: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/5n
- Apt 12: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/12
- Apt 14: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/14
- Apt 24: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/24
- Apt 25: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/25
- Apt 26: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/26
- Apt 31: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/31
- Apt 32: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/32
- Apt 42: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/42
- Apt 43: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/43
- Apt 51: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/51
- Apt 53: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/53
- Apt 55: https://blueflo.tech/b/229-west-144-street-manhattan/unit/55

## Registered with the city

- Individual agent (name not shown) (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 219-229 W 144TH STREET HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 219-229 W 144 ST TENANTS ASSOC HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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