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53 EAST 131 STREET

Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · BIN 1087982 · East Harlem (North) · Last violation Sep 15, 2026 · Last complaint Oct 2, 2026

NeighborhoodEast Harlem (North)
More violations than 98% of nearby buildings
More violations than 98% of buildings and more complaints than 99% 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: 252 violations · 429 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
52 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 hazardous52Class Bhazardous95

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for droppings, live insects, or damage to walls, cabinets, and baseboards in the kitchen, bathroom, and under sinks. Check that apartment entry doors, stairwell doors, and fire escape access are all unlocked and open freely without obstruction.
    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.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

    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.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2012
652
43 per year avg.↑ Up 11% in the last 2 years (252 vs 228 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
169
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ52
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ95
Rent-impairingⓘ6
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2009
1,353
75 per year avg.→ Stable in the last 2 years
Complaint Resolution
No access14%Violation issued28%No violation37%Phone resolved20%Other1%(1,353)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ160 violations
Maintenanceⓘ117 violations
Cleaningⓘ56 violations
Water Supplyⓘ37 violations
Egressⓘ32 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ26 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ26 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ24 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Mold & pestsⓘ334 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ219 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ128 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ117 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ43 complaints
Appliancesⓘ15 complaints
Electricalⓘ11 complaints
Adminⓘ1 complaints
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Violation log

312 violations · Class B

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • 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.

    • 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 days5% (8)
    ▪ 30–90 days17% (28)
    ▪ 3–12 months35% (59)
    ▪ 1–3 years37% (62)
    ▪ 3+ years7% (12)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%3%
    Emergency50%42%
    Non-Emergency49%55%
    (185)
    (761)
    Issued
    Description
    Class BClosed1BJul 25, 2014REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK AND ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed1BJul 25, 2014REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed3EApr 23, 2014REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed3EApr 23, 2014REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed6DMar 1, 2013ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed—Feb 4, 2013REPAIR · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
    Class BClosed—Nov 9, 2012REPAIR · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
    Class BClosed6DNov 9, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATIONSECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed1BSep 4, 2012REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed1BSep 4, 2012REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed—Sep 4, 2012PROVIDE Adequate LIGHT · ARTIFICIAL LIGHTINGSECTION 27-2037 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING 100 WATTS AT REAR YARD
    Class BClosed6DFeb 6, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Jul 25, 2014Apt 1B
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK AND ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Jul 25, 2014Apt 1B
    REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Apr 23, 2014Apt 3E
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Apr 23, 2014Apt 3E
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Mar 1, 2013Apt 6D
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Feb 4, 2013
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
    Class BClosed
    Nov 9, 2012
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
    Class BClosed
    Nov 9, 2012Apt 6D
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Sep 4, 2012Apt 1B
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Sep 4, 2012Apt 1B
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Sep 4, 2012
    PROVIDE Adequate LIGHT · ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
    SECTION 27-2037 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING 100 WATTS AT REAR YARD
    Class BClosed
    Feb 6, 2012Apt 6D
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
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