542 West 153rd Street
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- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built in 2015
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
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(311 complaints)
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542 West 153rd Street
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- City records show 13 open HPD violations, 1 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2025 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color north wall….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
542 West 153 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (4-minute walk), served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: January 2025. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-05-11 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BAT…"
- 2026-01-27 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED…"
- 2026-01-27 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE KITC…"
- 2026-01-27 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT…"
- 2026-01-27 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING…"
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 9 open · penalty 45 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
- 2026-05-06 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-05-04 · Apt 401 · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-05-04 · Apt 401 · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2015, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 116
- PETIT LARCENY: 92
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 72
- GRAND LARCENY: 40
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 36
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 343
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 324
- Noise - Residential: 115
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 77
- Water System: 59
- OSLO INDUSTRIES LLC
- SANTIAGO FOOD CENTER INC.
- STABLE CAR PARKING, INC.
- P.S./I.S. 210 - Twenty-first Century Academy for C
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
- P.S./I.S. 210 - Twenty-first Century Academy for C
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
Levels add up to 15 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 14 distinct schools are within range.
- 157 St
- 155 St
- 145 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- Carmansville Playground
- Boricua College
- P.s. 004 Duke Ellington
- Bwso Manhattan Sewer Maintenance
- Wright Brothers Playground
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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