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241 SHERMAN AVENUE

Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · BIN 1064786 · Inwood · Last violation Sep 30, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 29, 2026

NeighborhoodInwood
More violations than 98% of nearby buildings
More violations than 98% of buildings and more complaints than 95% of buildings in Inwood. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 794 violations · 677 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
39 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 hazardous39Class Bhazardous65

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look along baseboards, in corners, and under the kitchen sink for droppings, dead insects, or live rodents.
    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.

    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
  2. Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1991
1,682
47 per year avg.↑ Up 280% in the last 2 years (794 vs 209 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
113
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ39
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ65
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,563
107 per year avg.↑ Up 143% in the last 2 years (677 vs 279 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access20%Violation issued20%No violation26%Phone resolved34%Other0%(2,563)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ545 violations
Water Supplyⓘ118 violations
Egressⓘ82 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ76 violations
Paintingⓘ60 violations
Cleaningⓘ55 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ53 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ50 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ414 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ252 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ175 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ121 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ32 complaints
Appliancesⓘ30 complaints
Electricalⓘ29 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ3 complaints
Elevatorⓘ2 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
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Complaint log

203 complaints · HEATING

All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERPLUMBINGPAINT/PLASTERHEATINGUNSANITARY CONDITIONAllOpenClosed
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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
  • 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.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days9% (10)
    ▪ 30–90 days57% (64)
    ▪ 3–12 months11% (12)
    ▪ 1–3 years19% (22)
    ▪ 3+ years4% (5)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency2%4%
    Emergency62%66%
    Non-Emergency36%31%
    (332)
    (828)
    Type
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    EmergencyClosed35ANov 8, 2003HEATING · HEAT RELATEDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosedBLDGAug 21, 2003HEATING · RADIATORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosedBBJul 8, 2003HEATING · RADIATORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Nov 8, 2003Apt 35A
    HEATING · HEAT RELATED
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Aug 21, 2003Apt BLDG
    HEATING · RADIATOR
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jul 8, 2003Apt BB
    HEATING · RADIATOR
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
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