557 West 149 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02081-0006BIN 1079503Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0117 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 active DOB violation(s)
055 evictions executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 15), discharged 2022-05-19.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 58 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 60 apartments.

2018 — 57 units registered2023 — 58

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 1 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building12 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

264

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date. This tax lot has 3 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-10

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-15

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 20Issued 2024-04-16

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 20, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-142 violationsRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

387

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water146

Unsanitary Condition52

Plumbing38

Water Leak33

Paint/Plaster28

General20

Door/Window18

Appliance14

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2592

Noise reports · last 12 mo

216

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1362

Residential863

Unspecified132

Vehicle124

Commercial99

House of Worship7

Park4

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

398

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony121

Misdemeanor194

Violation83

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-06-30Apt 09residential

2026-03-11Apt APT 2residential

2024-11-13Apt 3residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2022-06-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2016-06-23

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2015-04-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-03-26

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BRECO 557W149 LLC

Head officer

David Brecher

Managing agent

Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management

12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

145 EDGECOMBE AVENUEMANHATTAN 149 EDGECOMBE AVENUEMANHATTAN 153 EDGECOMBE AVENUEMANHATTAN 1829 ADAM C POWELL BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 1831 ADAM C POWELL BOULEVARDMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2024 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2024-09-05 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-08-23 · $8,297,844.8

Sale2024-09-05no recorded price

557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC → BRECO 557W149 LLC

Sale2024-04-11no recorded price

557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC → BRECO 557W149 LLC

Mortgage2021-08-23$8,297,844.8

borrower 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC,, 1829-1835 7 LLC,, 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,, 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC,, 303-305 WEST 111 LLC,, 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,, 337 WEST 138 HOLDINGS LLC,, 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC, · lender ARBOR REALTY SR, INC.,

Mortgage2016-01-07$19,696.14

borrower 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2013-11-14$7,200,534

557-561 WEST 149 LLC → 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale