Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

208 West 149 St

Manhattan, NY 10039Company-ownedBBL 1020340041BIN 1060572

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1940
Floors5
Units42
Building Area41,826 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassD1
Market Value$2.8M

208 WEST 149 ST is a property located at 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1940. It has 5 floors and 42 units. The building area is 41,826 square feet on a 9,992 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $2.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 29 building permits on record (23 active). There are 222 violations on record (18 currently open). 30 docketed judgments carrying $7,852 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

751records on file
60Energy Star

Completed in 1940, 208 West 149 St rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 42 units and 41,826 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.8M, and assessed for tax at $1.2M. In the 49 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 751 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 344 of its 751 records, fully 46%, fall under that one heading. Violation (222) and enforcement (71) trail well behind. 18 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 60, with a site energy-use intensity of 65.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 187 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 46% complaint, 49 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.8M of New York, written across 751 government filings.

Property Details

Address208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1940
Floors5
Total Units42
Building Area41,826 sqft
Lot Size9,992 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1020340041
1060572
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.8M
$1.2M
$254K

Building Permits

29 on record · 23 active
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Mar 15, 2011Est. cost $100KJob #104787009-01
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 14, 2010Job #110297438-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2010Job #104787009-01-03
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 29, 2010Job #104787009-1-3-hist
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 16, 2009Job #104787009-01-02

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Violations

222 on record · 18 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$7,852
Judgments · 30 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $100Ticket #049029220R
FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 9 OR MORE DWELLING UNITS 1ST
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $5,000Ticket #014150937Z
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #014126258R
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2022Balance $300Ticket #047147255L
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2021Balance $100Ticket #047020670K
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Jun 6, 2025#17978890

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
FALSE CERTIFICATION
Issued Mar 18, 2025#17766932

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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DOB LegacyEGRADE
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 1, 2024#2784618

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 23, 2024#2767989

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 23, 2024#2767990

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 was constructed in 1940. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 5 floors and 42 units. The building area is 41,826 sqft.

Are there building permits at 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 has 29 building permits on record, with 23 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 1 (SIGNED OFF) filed Mar 15, 2011.

Does 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 has 222 violations on record, with 18 currently open. Breakdown: 30 DOB, 21 ECB, 171 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 has 30 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $7,852. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 208 WEST 149 ST?

208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 has an assessed market value of $2.8M and a total assessed value of $1.2M (land: $254K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 208 WEST 149 ST?

208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 is zoned R7-2. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 208 WEST 149 ST?

208 WEST 149 ST, Manhattan, NY 10039 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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