542 West 153rd Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~69% of buildings in this ZIP (32 open)
- 6 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 2015 (city records)
About this building
City records list 2015 as the year built — newer than 99% of the 1,066 buildings we cover in ZIP 10031, and the newest of the 31 buildings we cover on this block. At 7 floors, the tallest on this block. 34 apartments — the most of any building we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 2.9 times the size of its lot: 29,442 sq ft of building on a 9,992 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 10, 2026.
542 West 153rd Street
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- City records show 32 open HPD violations, 6 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: Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of rats and all underlying causes creating….
- 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 153rd Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (4-minute walk), served by the 1 line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: January 2025 · Most recent: October 2026. 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.
- 2026-10-02
- 2026-10-02
- 2026-10-02
- 2026-10-02
- 2026-10-02
- 2026-09-25
- 2026-09-25
- 2026-09-25
- Class C · 6 open · penalty 90 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 23 open · penalty 115 · (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
- 3682 BROADWAY
- 3680 BROADWAY
- 614 W 153RD ST
- 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
Levels add up to 17 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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