125 West 144th Street

125 West 144th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 27 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 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: 27 open, 3 class C, records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Owner reported none, 3 yr, records as of Oct 26, 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)

27 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 2 class A. 23 issued in the last 12 months. 44 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-12-30. Newest violation issued 2026-06-01.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 100 days from issue to close for the 12 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 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: Rats (hallway). 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 AT BUILDING FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18849064
• Class C: Mold, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 30 SQUARE FEET AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1B), issued 2026-01-15. HPD violation 18572523
• Class C: Rats (hallway). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY, issued 2024-12-30. HPD violation 17582997
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18975321
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18975320
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR KNOB AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18975324
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18975326
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT NORTH, EAST AND WEST WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18849060

311 housing complaints

11 in the last 12 months, 16 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (5), Water Leak (3), Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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 Dec 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020130018, HPD building ID 41779. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 145 St (3), 2 min walk
• Harlem-148 St (3), 5 min walk
• 145 St (B, D), 9 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.