Is 542 W 149th St rent stabilized?
542 W 149th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan (10031). It has about 9 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 542 West 149th Street — or 542 W 149th St, Manhattan, NY 10031.
How this building compares
With about 9 apartments it is smaller than 75% of the 517 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill. HPD lists 1 open violation here, about one for every 9 apartments — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 3 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. Tenants have filed 84 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill |
| ZIP | 10031 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 9 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, J-51 |
| BBL | 1020800049 |
Owner & management
| Owner | JGM 149th LLC 4080 Broadway #112 · New York, NY 10032 |
| Managing agent | C2R Management |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 1 open / 3 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 84 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 542 W 149th St rent stabilized?
542 W 149th St in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and J-51. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 542 W 149th St?
542 W 149th St (BBL 1020800049) has about 9 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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