540 West 144 Street, Manhattan

A 1910 elevator apartment building on West 144 Street with 11 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

540 West 144 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020750049). The property is zoned R7A, on a 8,743 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 30 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 11 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1020750049
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 9
Neighborhood	Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
ZIP code	10031
Zoning district	R7A
Building class	D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	8,743 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	30
Year built	1910
FAR	5.15 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
10 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.