545 West 149th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The three-story, three-unit building at 545 West 149th Street in Hamilton Heights, owned by Ameneshoa Dashew, has undergone several significant events since 2021. Most notably, there were two emergency heat and hot water complaints in late 2021 and early 2022, though both were promptly resolved by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). While the building has met its bedbug reporting requirements consistently between 2021 and 2024, with no reported infestations in the last three annual filings, there is currently an active Department of Buildings (DOB) violation from June 2023 related to hazardous conditions on the neighboring building (537 West 149th Street) that requires the owner to vacate use of the roof and rear yard due to spalling masonry at the parapet level.

The building has experienced ongoing rodent inspections, passing consistently from 2019 through 2025, though there was one instance of rat activity reported in March 2023. The most recent inspection results indicate good maintenance practices, with annual bedbug reporting compliance and regular rodent inspection passing grades, including three consecutive passes in 2024-2025. The building's violation history shows regular bedbug report violations from 2021 through 2024, though these appear to be administrative in nature rather than indicative of infestation problems, as evidenced by the absence of reported infestations in recent years.

In April 2024, there was one violation related to bedbug reporting requirements, but this was subsequently addressed. The property has also been subject to three DOB complaints in 2023 (two in June and one in March), including a partial vacate order served in June regarding failure to maintain, though inspections did not warrant any violations at the time. A sidewalk shed-related complaint from 2020 was also found to have no violations at the time of inspection.