This six-unit walk-up carries 28 open housing-code violations, including immediate hazards at the main entrance and roof stairs.
A six-unit walk-up in Central Harlem built in 1910 where building security and basic physical maintenance are actively falling through the cracks. The official record shows concentrated trouble at the entrance doors, stairs, and top floor. Three things to know:
Entrance doors and bulkhead security hardware have open hazard citations. Four immediately hazardous citations hit on July 19, 2026. Code inspectors cited broken self-closing door latches at both the main street entrance and the roof bulkhead, missing step treads on the 5th-floor stairs, and an unapproved electromagnetic lock setup at the vestibule door.
Top-floor units face repeated roof leaks and intercom failures. A cluster of citations from June 6, 2026 targeted active roof leaks, damaged ceiling plaster, and non-working intercom buzzers in unit 5A on the 5th floor. Building records logged heavy water flow and missing smoke detectors earlier in spring 2026, showing persistent water entry from above.
Surrounding air quality and food-establishment calls point to potential riser bleed. The three blocks surrounding the building logged 12 indoor air quality calls and 8 food establishment reports over the past 12 months, pointing to street-level odor and exhaust bleed. In a small six-unit walk-up, shared risers and shaftways can carry kitchen fumes directly into residential units.
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243 West 135th Street is a 6-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019410007). This building is associated with 243 West 135th Street LLC. Brix tracks 54 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 87 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about door/window.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 15, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 20, 2023, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 5A at 243 West 135th Street has 31 open violations.
Unit 5B at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 4A at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 4B at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3A at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (8 past violations).
Unit 3B at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 3 at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 2A at 243 West 135th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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