An 1896 two-family townhouse with a minimal building file, sitting on an active Hamilton Heights block.
A two-family Hamilton Heights townhouse built in 1896 that stays thin in official filings. As a small residential property, there are no shared hall records or heavy tenant complaint logs. Three things to know:
The house file stays light, carrying only a single annual reporting violation. Small residential properties rarely generate heavy code filings. The building holds one open administrative violation for a missing annual bedbug report, with no structural or safety hazards on file.
Surrounding blocks show air quality and food establishment odor calls. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 7 indoor air quality complaints and 7 food establishment calls over the last 12 months. Odors and vapors moving through shafts or lower-level venting are easy to miss during an afternoon walkthrough.
Outdoor street noise and hydrants define the immediate three-block stretch. Within three blocks, 257 street-noise calls were logged over the last 12 months, driven mainly by loud music and gatherings. Another 424 illegal parking complaints hit the same radius, concentrated on posted parking signs and blocked hydrants.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
469 West 144th Street is a two-family home in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020590135). This building is associated with Valda Barnes. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1896, this two-family home sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about paint/plaster.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 14, 2023.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on October 1, 1997, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 56/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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