531 West 144th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The five-story, 10-unit old-law tenement building at 531 West 144th Street in Hamilton Heights, currently owned by Michael Pottinger, has a mixed record of maintenance and compliance since 2018. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting compliance, with open violations recorded annually from 2021 through 2024, indicating consistent non-compliance with the requirement to file annual bedbug reports.

The building's boiler system has also been a point of concern, with a defective/inoperative boiler complaint filed in January 2020 that resulted in an Oath Violation being served, and an active Environmental Control Board violation from the same date regarding boiler cleanliness and documentation requirements with a penalty of $310. On a more positive note, the building has demonstrated consistent rodent control compliance, passing all rodent inspections since 2018, with the most recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 showing no issues.

The rodent inspection results suggest effective pest management in this area. While the open bedbug reporting violations are concerning, it's worth noting that these violations are administrative in nature rather than directly related to building safety or habitability. The property was built in 1910 and has maintained its original five-story structure, typical of old-law tenements in New York City and has shown reasonable compliance with other health and safety standards, particularly in rodent control.