537 West 149 Street, Manhattan
A 1910 elevator apartment building on West 149 Street with 75 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
537 West 149 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020810014). The property is zoned R6A, on a 7,500 sq ft lot, with 7 floors and 35 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 75 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1020810014 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 9 |
| Neighborhood | Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill |
| ZIP code | 10031 |
| Zoning district | R6A |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 7,500 sq ft |
| Floors | 7 |
| Residential units | 35 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| FAR | 5.19 built · 3 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 13 open Department of Buildings violations
- 7 open ECB (OATH) violations — $35,000 in penalties due
- 55 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2024-02-21)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.