542 West 149 Street

Manhattan, NY 10031BBL 1-02080-0049Map

542 West 149 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1910 in Manhattan, 10031. It has 9 residential units across 4 floors. The owner of record is Jgm 149th LLC. HPD has recorded 3 housing violations here, most recently on October 22, 2025. 1 of the 3 most recent violations are still open. City tax records listed 9 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.

HPD violations: 3
DOB violations: 4
ECB violations: 1
HPD complaints: 84

What to know

Concern

1 open Class C

Immediately hazardous issues among recent violations are still open.

Good

Last violation Oct 22, 2025

Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.

Good

No unpaid ECB fines

No balance due on recent ECB violations.

Rent stabilization

Rent-stabilized units in 2024

About 100% of the building's 9 apartments

Down from 18 in 2018

Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.

Stabilized units by tax-bill year

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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Violations

Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.

HPD housing violations · 3

CImmediately hazardous
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 4a, 4th story, 2nd apartment from south at west
Oct 22, 2025 · Apt 4A
Open — Invalid certification
CImmediately hazardous
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 4a, 4th story, 2nd apartment from south at west
Aug 5, 2024 · Apt 4A
Closed — Violation dismissed
BHazardous
Properly repair the broken or defective lock and assembly at door in the entrance located at apt 1a, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at west
Jan 31, 2023 · Apt 1A
Closed — Violation dismissed

DOB building violations · 4

Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued for failure to file annual boiler 2011 inspection report
Mar 1, 2013
Dob violation - dismissed
Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued for failure to file annual boiler 2011 inspection report
Mar 1, 2013
Dob violation - dismissed
Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
May 4, 1998
Dob violation - dismissed
Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Sep 1, 1994
Dob violation - dismissed

ECB violations · 1

Non-hazardous
B4a,50a,b.50a-missing back flow preventor w/discharge pipe down.50b-louvers on boiler room fire door.
May 18, 2007
Resolve

Complaints

Heat/hot water
Entire building
Feb 8, 2026 · Apt BLDG
Close
Outside building
Roof door/hatch
Dec 5, 2025 · Apt 4A
Close
Door/window
Door
Dec 5, 2025 · Apt 4A
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Oct 21, 2025 · Apt 4A
Close
General
Bell/buzzer/intercom
Jul 14, 2025 · Apt 1A
Close
Door/window
Door
Jul 6, 2025 · Apt BLDG
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Apr 26, 2025 · Apt 1A
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Apr 26, 2025 · Apt BLDG
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Feb 18, 2025 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 1, 2024 · Apt 4A
Close

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Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 25, 2024 · Apt 4A
Close
Door/window
Door
Nov 18, 2024 · Apt Z
Close
General
Bell/buzzer/intercom
Nov 18, 2024 · Apt 1A
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Aug 2, 2024 · Apt BLDG
Close
Door/window
Door
Jan 20, 2023 · Apt 1A
Close
Appliance
Electric/gas range
Sep 13, 2022 · Apt 3B
Close
General
Cooking gas
Apr 16, 2022 · Apt BLDG
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Oct 7, 2021 · Apt GA
Close
Water leak
Slow leak
Feb 11, 2021 · Apt 1B
Close
Appliance
Refrigerator
Feb 11, 2021 · Apt 1B
Close
Electric
Lighting
Nov 10, 2019 · Apt 2B
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Feb 22, 2019 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Feb 18, 2019 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Feb 14, 2019 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Feb 9, 2019 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Jan 27, 2019 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 29, 2018 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 6, 2017 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Jun 13, 2016 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Apr 5, 2016 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Mar 20, 2016 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Jan 2, 2016 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 23, 2015 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Nov 23, 2015 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Oct 31, 2015 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Feb 4, 2015 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Jan 30, 2015 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Jan 21, 2015 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 27, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 23, 2014 · Apt 1B
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 22, 2014 · Apt 3A
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Dec 15, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Water leak
Slow leak
Dec 15, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Dec 6, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 3, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Nov 28, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Apartment only
Nov 28, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heat/hot water
Entire building
Nov 19, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Water leak
Slow leak
Nov 19, 2014 · Apt GA
Close
Heating
Heat related
Jan 29, 2014 · Apt GA
Close

Sales history

No recorded sales in our data

Sales come from the NYC Department of Finance rolling sales file.

Building details

Building type: Walk-up apartment building (C5)
Year built: 1910
Floors: 4
Residential units: 9
Building area: 6,528 ft²
Lot area: 3,330 ft²
Zoning: R6A
Community board: 109
Council district: 7
Block / lot: 2080 / 49
Assessed value: $363,600
Landmark / historic district: No

HPD registration #134570, last renewed Sep 9, 2025.

Questions about 542 West 149 Street

Who owns 542 West 149 Street?

The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Jgm 149th LLC.

Does 542 West 149 Street have violations?

Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 3 housing violations at this property.

Is 542 West 149 Street rent stabilized?

NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 9 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 100% of its 9 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

When was 542 West 149 Street built?

City records list 1910 as the year it was built.

How many apartments are in 542 West 149 Street?

It has 9 residential units.

Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.