50 West 139th Street, Manhattan

51 open HPD violations at this address, 41 of them class C — the immediately hazardous tier — on a 108-unit elevator apartment building in Manhattan.

50 West 139th Street is a 108-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1017360060). This building is associated with Harlen Housing Preservation LLC. Brix tracks 51 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1940, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 447 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:

• Heat/hot Water: 347 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 68 complaints
• Plumbing: 14 complaints
• Door/window: 4 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 8, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HYDRONIC BASEBOARD RADIATOR COVER AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT
• HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5S, 5th STORY, 5th APARTME
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5L, 5th STORY, 5th APART

The building last changed hands on October 11, 2019 for $75,500,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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