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Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · BIN 1083988 · Harlem (North) · Last violation Sep 18, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 24, 2026

NeighborhoodHarlem (North)
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 72% of buildings and more complaints than 82% 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: 201 violations · 420 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
18 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 hazardous18Class Bhazardous55

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including fire safety, and heat and hot water.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at stairwell doors, hallways, and fire escapes to see whether they open freely and are clear of obstacles. Turn on the radiator or heat to check whether it produces warmth.
    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.

    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.

    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
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2009
851
47 per year avg.→ Stable in the last 2 years
Open violations
89
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ18
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ55
Rent-impairingⓘ9
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,524
105 per year avg.↑ Up 36% in the last 2 years (420 vs 308 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access21%Violation issued15%No violation26%Phone resolved38%Other0%(2,524)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ155 violations
Egressⓘ68 violations
Cleaningⓘ44 violations
Water Supplyⓘ39 violations
Paintingⓘ26 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ23 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ23 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ20 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ250 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ192 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ166 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ111 complaints
Appliancesⓘ27 complaints
Electricalⓘ21 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ9 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
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Violation log

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  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • 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
  • 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 days12% (11)
    ▪ 3–12 months24% (21)
    ▪ 1–3 years31% (28)
    ▪ 3+ years33% (29)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency10%3%
    Emergency50%53%
    Non-Emergency40%44%
    (124)
    (769)
    Issued
    Description
    Class AClosed3HJul 9, 2009REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed3HJul 9, 2009REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed3HJul 9, 2009PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2GJul 2, 2009NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2GJul 2, 2009REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed2GJul 2, 2009PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed10AMay 29, 2009REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10A, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed5PMar 11, 2009REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING (SOUTH SECTION) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5P, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed16Mar 11, 2009REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 16 STY NORTHEAST APT 16 PHIPPS. , SECTION '' ''
    Class IClosed——FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
    Class IClosed——VACATED APARTMENT(S) · ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORDER§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 17S UNDER VACATE ORDER # 219385 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 16th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class IClosed——VACATED APARTMENT(S) · ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORDER§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 17G AS PER VACATE ORDER #260215 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 16th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Jul 9, 2009Apt 3H
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 9, 2009Apt 3H
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Jul 9, 2009Apt 3H
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 2, 2009Apt 2G
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 2, 2009Apt 2G
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class AClosed
    Jul 2, 2009Apt 2G
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    May 29, 2009Apt 10A
    REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10A, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed
    Mar 11, 2009Apt 5P
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING (SOUTH SECTION) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5P, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Mar 11, 2009Apt 16
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 16 STY NORTHEAST APT 16 PHIPPS. , SECTION '' ''
    Class IClosed
    —
    FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION
    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
    Class IClosed
    —
    VACATED APARTMENT(S) · ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORDER
    § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 17S UNDER VACATE ORDER # 219385 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 16th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class IClosed
    —
    VACATED APARTMENT(S) · ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORDER
    § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 17G AS PER VACATE ORDER #260215 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 16th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
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