542 West 153rd Street

542 West 153rd Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, has 32 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Multi-family elevator · 34 units · Built 2015

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 28 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (32 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (2 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (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)

32 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 3 class A. 19 issued in the last 12 months. 72 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-01-13. Newest violation issued 2026-09-28.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 136 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 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: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 102, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 102), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19249029
• 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 THORUGHOUT ALL YARDS, issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19249036
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 102, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 102), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19249031
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, door on the south wall. , 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 HINGES AT FIRE DOOR AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY, issued 2026-09-01. HPD violation 19171429
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT FIRST STORY , 1st STORY, issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19171430
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, closet on the south wall. , 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 HINGES AT DOOR TO COMPACTOR CLOSET AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2025-03-12. HPD violation 17750958
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN OPEN POSITION IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 102, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 102), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19249032
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL AND THE CIELING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 102, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 102), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19249035

311 housing complaints

28 in the last 12 months, 44 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (10), Paint/Plaster (6), Unsanitary Condition (6), Door/Window (4), Plumbing (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 2 infested units in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 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: ROC-WEST 153RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC. Head officer: SETH SCHOCHET. Managing agent: HAMPTON MANAGEMENT CO LLC. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020840056, HPD building ID 989001. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 157 St (1), 4 min walk
• 155 St (C), 5 min walk
• 145 St (1), 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.