126 East 103rd Street, Manhattan

    137 open violations and recurring hot water outages show heavy operational stress across the property.

    This 28-unit East Harlem rental carries 137 open violations, including 34 immediately hazardous Class C citations for conditions ranging from hot water outages to rat activity and leaking roofs. Three things to know:

    Heat and hot water cuts out across multiple floors. 87 heat and hot water complaints have been logged against the property. Inspectors issued Class C violations in late August 2026 for complete hot water outages affecting apartments on both the second and sixth floors.

    Commercial food and indoor air quality calls cluster around the block. 16 indoor air quality and food establishment complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, including 9 air quality calls and 7 commercial food calls. Odor bleed through windows and shared utility risers is typically unknown until move-in.

    Hazardous maintenance issues span private units and shared building systems. 34 Class C citations remain open. Recent August 2026 inspections documented active rat infestations, roof leaks causing ceiling plaster damage, broken window tilt clips, and missing lobby buzzers.

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    126 East 103rd Street is a 28-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1016300061). This building is associated with 126 East 103 LLC. Brix tracks 142 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

    Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

    Tenants have filed 427 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

    What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

    The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 7, 2026.

    Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

    The building last changed hands on March 19, 2007 for $17,119,746, according to recorded deeds.

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    Apartments at 126 East 103rd Street

    • Unit 26

      Unit 26 at 126 East 103rd Street has 25 open violations, 1 permit filed ($42K, latest 2018).

    • Unit 5

      Unit 5 at 126 East 103rd Street has 19 open violations.

    • Unit 24

      Unit 24 at 126 East 103rd Street has 15 open violations.

    • Unit 8

      Unit 8 at 126 East 103rd Street has 11 open violations.

    • Unit 15

      Unit 15 at 126 East 103rd Street has 7 open violations.

    • Unit 12

      Unit 12 at 126 East 103rd Street has 7 open violations.

    • Unit 10

      Unit 10 at 126 East 103rd Street has 6 open violations.

    • Unit 28

      Unit 28 at 126 East 103rd Street has 5 open violations.

    • Unit 13

      Unit 13 at 126 East 103rd Street has 3 open violations.

    • Unit 23

      Unit 23 at 126 East 103rd Street has 3 open violations.

    • Unit 6

      Unit 6 at 126 East 103rd Street has 2 open violations.

    • Unit 11

      Unit 11 at 126 East 103rd Street has 2 open violations.

    • Unit 2

      Unit 2 at 126 East 103rd Street has 1 open violation.

    • Unit 17

      Unit 17 at 126 East 103rd Street has 1 open violation.

    • Unit 20

      Unit 20 at 126 East 103rd Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($42K, latest 2018).

    • Unit 27

      Unit 27 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (9 past violations), 1 permit filed ($257K, latest 2018).

    • Unit 16

      Unit 16 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (2 past violations), 1 permit filed ($257K, latest 2018).

    • Unit 25

      Unit 25 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (6 past violations).

    • Unit 22

      Unit 22 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (76 past violations).

    • Unit 21

      Unit 21 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (13 past violations).

    • Unit 19

      Unit 19 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (18 past violations).

    • Unit 18

      Unit 18 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (2 past violations).

    • Unit 7

      Unit 7 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (22 past violations).

    • Unit 4

      Unit 4 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (2 past violations).

    • Unit 3

      Unit 3 at 126 East 103rd Street has no open violations (6 past violations).

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