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Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · BIN 1079500 · Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill · Last violation Apr 29, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 7, 2026

NeighborhoodHamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
More violations than 95% of nearby buildings
More violations than 95% of buildings and more complaints than 97% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill. 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: 156 violations · 310 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
111 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 hazardous111Class Bhazardous82

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including building maintenance, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at baseboards, trim, and corners near the floor for gaps or damage where pests could enter. Inspect walls and ceilings for cracks, water stains, peeling paint, or soft spots in plaster.
    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.

    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
    • —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.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1993
1,011
30 per year avg.→ Stable in the last 2 years
Open violations
214
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ111
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ82
Rent-impairingⓘ16
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
1,953
81 per year avg.↑ Up 48% in the last 2 years (310 vs 210 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access14%Violation issued24%No violation31%Phone resolved31%Other1%(1,953)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ178 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ47 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ23 violations
Cleaningⓘ20 violations
Paintingⓘ19 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ17 violations
Water Supplyⓘ17 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ16 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ324 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ73 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ66 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ64 complaints
Electricalⓘ18 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ14 complaints
Appliancesⓘ10 complaints
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Violation log

316 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
    ▪ 3–12 months39% (82)
    ▪ 1–3 years28% (58)
    ▪ 3+ years33% (68)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%2%
    Emergency85%69%
    Non-Emergency14%29%
    (216)
    (398)
    Issued
    Description
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING49Feb 3, 2014REMOVE RODENT · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS OBSERVED RAT DROPPING ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 49, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING40Nov 8, 2013NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen40Nov 4, 2013LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed40Nov 4, 2013REPAIR 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 CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen40Nov 4, 2013LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed40Nov 4, 2013INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 4; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen40Nov 4, 2013LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen40Nov 4, 2013LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed49Sep 13, 2012INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 49, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed49Sep 13, 2012INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 3; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 49, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING33Jun 11, 2012REMOVE RODENT · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 33, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed57Oct 31, 2011INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 57, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING—Feb 19, 2010REMOVE RODENT · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHT LAUNDRY ROOM AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING52Jul 7, 2008REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT WITH EYE ACCESSIBLE FOR PAD LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 52, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING68Jan 3, 2007REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING HASP ARRANGED TO PADLOCKED AT DOOR TO ROOM LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 68, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class COpen—Nov 30, 1993REPEALED: LEAD - BASED PAINT · RETIRED§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILING CENTER ROOM 3 STY 3 FROM WEST AT SOUTH ATP 37
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 3, 2014Apt 49
    REMOVE RODENT · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS OBSERVED RAT DROPPING ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 49, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Nov 8, 2013Apt 40
    NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES
    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen
    Nov 4, 2013Apt 40
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Nov 4, 2013Apt 40
    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 CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen
    Nov 4, 2013Apt 40
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Nov 4, 2013Apt 40
    INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS
    § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 4; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen
    Nov 4, 2013Apt 40
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class COpen
    Nov 4, 2013Apt 40
    LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD- POSITIVE · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 40, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Sep 13, 2012Apt 49
    INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS
    § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 49, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class CClosed
    Sep 13, 2012Apt 49
    INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS
    § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 3; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 49, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jun 11, 2012Apt 33
    REMOVE RODENT · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 33, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Oct 31, 2011Apt 57
    INSTALL/REPLACE/REPAIR WINDOW GUARDS (APT) · WINDOW GUARDS
    § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 57, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 19, 2010
    REMOVE RODENT · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHT LAUNDRY ROOM AT BASEMENT
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jul 7, 2008Apt 52
    REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT WITH EYE ACCESSIBLE FOR PAD LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 52, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jan 3, 2007Apt 68
    REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING HASP ARRANGED TO PADLOCKED AT DOOR TO ROOM LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 68, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class COpen
    Nov 30, 1993
    REPEALED: LEAD - BASED PAINT · RETIRED
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILING CENTER ROOM 3 STY 3 FROM WEST AT SOUTH ATP 37
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