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Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · BIN 1081106 · East Harlem (North) · Last violation Oct 1, 2026 · Last complaint Oct 2, 2026

NeighborhoodEast Harlem (North)
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 65% of buildings and more complaints than 81% of buildings in East Harlem (North). 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: 104 violations · 413 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
30 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 hazardous30Class Bhazardous53

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including heat and hot water, fire safety, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on the radiator or baseboard heater and feel whether warm or hot air comes from it after a few minutes. Check stairwells and hallways for blocked doors, clutter, or anything preventing movement through them. Look along baseboards and under the sink for droppings, live insects, or signs of gnawing.
    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.

    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2009
227
13 per year avg.↑ Up 160% in the last 2 years (104 vs 40 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
97
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ30
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ53
Rent-impairingⓘ9
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
807
34 per year avg.↑ Up 959% in the last 2 years (413 vs 39 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access26%Violation issued13%No violation28%Phone resolved33%Other1%(807)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ42 violations
Egressⓘ33 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ14 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ11 violations
Paintingⓘ9 violations
Water Supplyⓘ9 violations
Cleaningⓘ8 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ7 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ229 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ59 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ59 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ42 complaints
Appliancesⓘ25 complaints
Electricalⓘ3 complaints
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Complaint log

807 complaints

All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERPLUMBINGPAINT/PLASTERHEATINGGENERALAllOpenClosed
Type
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
    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 days35% (34)
    ▪ 30–90 days14% (14)
    ▪ 3–12 months15% (15)
    ▪ 1–3 years26% (25)
    ▪ 3+ years9% (9)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency2%3%
    Emergency77%55%
    Non-Emergency21%42%
    (329)
    (128)
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    EmergencyClosed7GApr 25, 2003GENERAL · MOLDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
    EmergencyClosed7GApr 25, 2003PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed8SApr 21, 2003PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed8SApr 21, 2003PAINT/PLASTER · CEILINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed8SApr 21, 2003PAINT/PLASTER · WALLThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed8SApr 21, 2003GENERAL · CERAMIC-TILEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed11HApr 1, 2003PAINT/PLASTER · CEILINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
    EmergencyClosed
    Apr 25, 2003Apt 7G
    GENERAL · MOLD
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
    EmergencyClosed
    Apr 25, 2003Apt 7G
    PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKS
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
    EmergencyClosed
    Apr 21, 2003Apt 8S
    PLUMBING · WATER-LEAKS
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Apr 21, 2003Apt 8S
    PAINT/PLASTER · CEILING
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed
    Apr 21, 2003Apt 8S
    PAINT/PLASTER · WALL
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    Non-emergencyClosed
    Apr 21, 2003Apt 8S
    GENERAL · CERAMIC-TILE
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Apr 1, 2003Apt 11H
    PAINT/PLASTER · CEILING
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
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