133 West 144th Street

133 West 144th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 53 open HPD violations, 26 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1920

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 53 open, 26 class C, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: No open DOB violations, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

53 open violations: 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 4 class A. 48 issued in the last 12 months. 71 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-12-23. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 112 days from issue to close for the 9 violations closed in the last 12 months.

6 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Fire escape defect. FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS DROP LADDER EXTENDED DOWN AT BUILDING REAR AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19163279
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AND ASSEMBLY AT DOOR (LEADING TO VESTIBULE FROM STREET) , 1st STORY, issued 2026-07-13. HPD violation 19070001
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT DOOR (LEADING TO VESTIBULE FROM STREET) , 1st STORY, issued 2026-07-13. HPD violation 19069999
• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2026-03-11. HPD violation 18698540
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2026-03-11. HPD violation 18698543
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HEAT RISER PIPE ELBOW OVER THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2026-03-11. HPD violation 18698538
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, radiator on the south wall, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HYDRONIC BASEBOARD RADIATOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2026-03-09. HPD violation 18682445
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQUARE FEET AT THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2D), issued 2026-03-09. HPD violation 18682444

311 housing complaints

21 in the last 12 months, 51 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Unsanitary Condition (5), Paint/Plaster (4), Plumbing (4).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: Sam City Master Tenant LLC. Head officer: KARIM HUTSON. Managing agent: Sam City Master Tenant LLC. This owner has 84 buildings on record, 65 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 24, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020130014, HPD building ID 41781. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 145 St (3), 2 min walk
• Harlem-148 St (3), 5 min walk
• 145 St (B, D), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.