Small East Harlem HDFC co-op carrying 66 open code violations and regular winter heat outages.
This 10-unit East Harlem building operates as an HDFC affordable co-op linked to Madison Avenue Housing Development Fund Corp. The building carries heavy open code violations alongside clear seasonal heating issues and neighborhood air-quality complaints. Three things to know:
66 open code violations sit against this 10-unit building. The building currently carries 66 open housing-code violations, including 20 Class C immediately hazardous citations. In November 2025, inspectors cited the property for inadequate heat, an unlocked boiler room door, and an illegal entrance lock. Apartment 5B also holds open citations for unresolved roof leaks.
Winter heat calls point to recurring system-wide outages. Building-wide heat and hot water complaints logged in November 2025 were followed by another building-wide heat outage in February 2026. The city cited the property for inadequate heat in November 2025, confirming heat delivery issues across the structure during cold snaps.
Surrounding air quality and food-service complaints suggest potential riser or exhaust bleed. Within three blocks, 10 indoor air quality complaints and 3 food establishment reports were logged over the last year, with the most recent air quality report filed on September 19, 2026. Odor, fume, or exhaust signals in the immediate area often track back to ground-floor retail venting or shared pipe risers.
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16 East 132nd Street is a 10-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1017560061). This building is associated with Madison Avenue HDFC. Brix tracks 66 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1900, 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 111 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 February 24, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 28, 2025 for $450,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 5B at 16 East 132nd Street has 22 open violations.
Unit 2B at 16 East 132nd Street has 13 open violations.
Unit 3B at 16 East 132nd Street has 3 open violations.
Unit 4B at 16 East 132nd Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 3A at 16 East 132nd Street has 1 open violation, last sold in 2013 for $229K. Owner on the latest deed: Garcia, Oscar & Wang, Evelyn.
Unit 2A at 16 East 132nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $450K. Owner on the latest deed: Zumoff, Bleida & Zumoff, Jacob.
Unit 1B at 16 East 132nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $32K. Owner on the latest deed: Madison Avenue Housing Fund Development Corp..
Unit 5A at 16 East 132nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2015 for $263K. Owner on the latest deed: Vinson, Kayla.
Unit 4A at 16 East 132nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2015 for $265K. Owner on the latest deed: Chee, Nicole & Ung, Eng.
Unit 1A at 16 East 132nd Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
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