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Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · BIN 1060512 · Harlem (North) · Last violation Aug 10, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 14, 2026

NeighborhoodHarlem (North)
More violations than 93% of nearby buildings
More violations than 93% of buildings and more complaints than 97% 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: 291 violations · 722 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
46 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 hazardous46Class Bhazardous60

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and building maintenance.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look along the baseboards and floor corners for droppings, dead insects, or sticky traps. Check cabinet and closet surfaces, pipes, and walls for water stains, peeling paint, or soft spots.
    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.

    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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1996
1,234
40 per year avg.↓ Down 35% in the last 2 years (291 vs 445 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
123
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ46
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ60
Rent-impairingⓘ7
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,758
115 per year avg.↑ Up 112% in the last 2 years (722 vs 341 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access19%Violation issued17%No violation20%Phone resolved43%Other0%(2,758)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ307 violations
Egressⓘ106 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ93 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ60 violations
Paintingⓘ56 violations
Cleaningⓘ55 violations
Water Supplyⓘ49 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ43 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ661 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ159 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ155 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ66 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ21 complaints
Electricalⓘ10 complaints
Appliancesⓘ8 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
Adminⓘ1 complaints
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Violation log

404 violations · Class C

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
— violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • 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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days7% (8)
    ▪ 30–90 days11% (14)
    ▪ 3–12 months25% (31)
    ▪ 1–3 years47% (58)
    ▪ 3+ years10% (12)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency4%3%
    Emergency81%65%
    Non-Emergency16%31%
    (628)
    (518)
    Issued
    Description
    Class CClosed—Nov 19, 2013ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREE STANDING RADIATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, SECTION AT WEST
    Class CClosedGJan 17, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CASCADING WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''234'', AT WEST
    Class CClosed1NJun 2, 2011ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1N, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT WEST
    Class CClosed2BNov 26, 1996REPEALED: LEAD - BASED PAINT · RETIRED§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT FRAME ENTRANCE BATHROOM 2 STY APT 2B BROWN 690 0752 ER1 , SECTION '' ''
    Class CClosed
    Nov 19, 2013
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREE STANDING RADIATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, SECTION AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Jan 17, 2012Apt G
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CASCADING WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''234'', AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Jun 2, 2011Apt 1N
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1N, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Nov 26, 1996Apt 2B
    REPEALED: LEAD - BASED PAINT · RETIRED
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT FRAME ENTRANCE BATHROOM 2 STY APT 2B BROWN 690 0752 ER1 , SECTION '' ''
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