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Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · BIN 1058264 · Harlem (North) · Last violation Sep 23, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 26, 2026

NeighborhoodHarlem (North)
More violations than 93% of nearby buildings
More violations than 93% of buildings and more complaints than 94% of buildings in Harlem (North). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 297 violations · 410 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
68 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous68Class Bhazardous255

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, building maintenance, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under and behind the kitchen sink and in the bathroom for signs of roaches, rodents, or droppings. Check walls and ceilings for water stains, soft spots, or crumbling plaster. Open the stairwell door and look down the stairs and hallway to see if anything blocks the path or exits.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
    • —
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2003
832
35 per year avg.↑ Up 103% in the last 2 years (297 vs 146 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
387
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ68
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ255
Rent-impairingⓘ28
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
1,574
66 per year avg.↑ Up 215% in the last 2 years (410 vs 130 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access18%Violation issued22%No violation41%Phone resolved18%Other0%(1,574)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ173 violations
Egressⓘ54 violations
Cleaningⓘ38 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ33 violations
Paintingⓘ29 violations
Water Supplyⓘ25 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ17 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ17 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ120 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ111 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ100 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ61 complaints
Electricalⓘ54 complaints
Appliancesⓘ23 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ14 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ2 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
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Violation log

172 violations · Class C

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days1% (3)
    ▪ 30–90 days9% (36)
    ▪ 3–12 months42% (161)
    ▪ 1–3 years32% (123)
    ▪ 3+ years17% (64)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%2%
    Emergency41%58%
    Non-Emergency58%39%
    (376)
    (185)
    Issued
    Description
    Class CClosed3FAug 1, 2016REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE WATER LEAK · WATER SUPPLY§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK IN THE NORTH CLOSET AT NORTH WALL. IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosed3FAug 1, 2016REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE WATER LEAK · WATER SUPPLY§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
    Class CClosed4EFeb 16, 2016REPAIR BROKEN, LOOSE CONNECTION · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE LINE TO SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed—Feb 16, 2016PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BOILER ROOM AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING4EFeb 16, 2016INADEQUATE HEAT · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed—Jan 20, 2016PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .LOCKED DOOR TO BOILER AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING4DJan 20, 2016INADEQUATE HEAT · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed—Jul 15, 2015INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (PUBLIC AREA) · WINDOW GUARDS§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING3DMay 18, 2015REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN WASTE LINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING3DMay 18, 2015REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN BATH TUB WASTE LINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING3DMay 18, 2015REPLACE DEFECTIVE SINK, WATER CLOSET, WASH TUB · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING3DFeb 24, 2015INADEQUATE HEAT · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY
    Class CClosed—Feb 24, 2015PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR TO BOILER ROOM AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosed—Sep 9, 2014REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FIRE RATED SELF CLOSING METAL DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING6BFeb 26, 2014INADEQUATE HOT WATER · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed4EJul 24, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER PENETRATION AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed6CDec 6, 2010REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed6EDec 20, 2007LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- PRESUMED PAINT · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed6EDec 20, 2007LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- PRESUMED PAINT · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed6EDec 20, 2007LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- PRESUMED PAINT · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed—Jun 11, 2003ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BOILER ROOM FLOODED WITH WATER CELLAR.
    Class CClosed—Jun 11, 2003REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE CONTRIL ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR HOT WATER HEATER AT CELLAR ER1.
    Class CClosed
    Aug 1, 2016Apt 3F
    REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE WATER LEAK · WATER SUPPLY
    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK IN THE NORTH CLOSET AT NORTH WALL. IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosed
    Aug 1, 2016Apt 3F
    REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE WATER LEAK · WATER SUPPLY
    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
    Class CClosed
    Feb 16, 2016Apt 4E
    REPAIR BROKEN, LOOSE CONNECTION · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE
    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE LINE TO SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Feb 16, 2016
    PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BOILER ROOM AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 16, 2016Apt 4E
    INADEQUATE HEAT · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Jan 20, 2016
    PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .LOCKED DOOR TO BOILER AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jan 20, 2016Apt 4D
    INADEQUATE HEAT · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Jul 15, 2015
    INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (PUBLIC AREA) · WINDOW GUARDS
    § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    May 18, 2015Apt 3D
    REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE
    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN WASTE LINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    May 18, 2015Apt 3D
    REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE
    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN BATH TUB WASTE LINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    May 18, 2015Apt 3D
    REPLACE DEFECTIVE SINK, WATER CLOSET, WASH TUB · SEWERS AND DRAINAGE
    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 24, 2015Apt 3D
    INADEQUATE HEAT · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY
    Class CClosed
    Feb 24, 2015
    PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER ROOM · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR TO BOILER ROOM AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosed
    Sep 9, 2014
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FIRE RATED SELF CLOSING METAL DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 26, 2014Apt 6B
    INADEQUATE HOT WATER · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Jul 24, 2012Apt 4E
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER PENETRATION AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Dec 6, 2010Apt 6C
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Dec 20, 2007Apt 6E
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- PRESUMED PAINT · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Dec 20, 2007Apt 6E
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- PRESUMED PAINT · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Dec 20, 2007Apt 6E
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- PRESUMED PAINT · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Jun 11, 2003
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BOILER ROOM FLOODED WITH WATER CELLAR.
    Class CClosed
    Jun 11, 2003
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE CONTRIL ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR HOT WATER HEATER AT CELLAR ER1.
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