557 West 140th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The five-story, 15-unit tenement building at 557 West 140th Street in Hamilton Heights, owned by Tim Dolan, has shown a concerning pattern of maintenance issues over recent years, with several open violations and repeated service requests. Most notably, there are five active violations related to external low-pressure inspections from 2018 through 2022 that remain unresolved as of 2023.

The building has also received multiple 311 complaints, including a plumbing issue with a toilet in early 2025 that could not be inspected, window pane issues in 2022, and garbage storage concerns in 2018, though the latter two resulted in no violations. Significant violations from a 2022 inspection include multiple safety and maintenance issues, particularly in apartment 4A, such as problems with the flushing apparatus, self-closing doors, and plastered surfaces in the bathroom, as well as issues with smoke detector and carbon monoxide device requirements in common areas. Recent rodent inspections in 2025 showed continued rat activity, following similar findings in April 2025, though earlier inspections from 2022 through 2024 had passed.

The building has also faced challenges with proper documentation and inspections, including two inspections in 2023 regarding unfiled annual bedbug reports, and there were two inspection attempts in 2024 regarding work without a permit, though access was not granted in both cases. The property has a history of various maintenance issues that suggest ongoing challenges with building upkeep and compliance with housing codes. However, many historical issues have been resolved, as evidenced by the "Closed" status on numerous past complaints.