538 West 149th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The 5-unit, 4-story building at 538 West 149th Street in Hamilton Heights, constructed in 1910 and owned by 538 West 149th Realty LLC, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, in February 2022, the entire building faced heat and hot water problems, though HPD's inspection was unable to gain access to verify the complaints.

In March 2022, two violations were noted regarding safety signage: one for proper gas leak procedures and another requiring the building's registration number to be displayed in the common area. The building's history reveals persistent maintenance challenges, with records from the 1980s documenting various issues including inadequate lighting in public areas, heating system access problems, and water heating deficiencies in Apartment 6, though all these older violations are now closed. More recent inspections and reports suggest improved conditions, with the building showing consistent compliance in rodent inspections, passing all checks from July 2023 through January 2025, after previously encountering rat activity in March 2022 and March 2021.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past eight years. A building permit for electrical work was issued in September 2019, representing the only recent construction or modification record. While the property has experienced various maintenance issues historically, particularly regarding heating systems and common area conditions, recent years have shown marked improvement in both pest control and overall maintenance compliance.