279 open housing code violations across 29 units, with 78 flagged as immediately hazardous.
A 29-unit pre-war building averaging nearly ten open housing code violations per apartment is not an ordinary maintenance backlog. 78 of the 279 open violations sit in the immediately hazardous tier, with active orders covering water leaks, peeling paint, and roach infestations across multiple lines. Three things to know:
Moisture damage is actively spreading through the stacks. Citations issued in September and October 2026 document water cascading through ceilings and walls in units like 1E and 3C, paired with roach infestations and crumbling plaster. The 41 leak calls and 50 paint or plaster calls show chronic moisture traveling across floor lines rather than isolated fixture drips.
Hazardous violations account for over a quarter of the building's open file. With 78 immediately hazardous Class C violations open, basic habitability systems are lagging. Inspectors recently cited missing or broken smoke and carbon monoxide alarms alongside apartment-wide pest conditions, pointing to units where standard turnaround maintenance was deferred.
Long-term ownership has let code violations pile up without resolution. Corporate entity 618 West 136th Street Apartment, L.L.C. bought the property for $4,250,000 back in 2013, with officer Edwin Shiraz listed on the registration. The ownership has been in place for over a decade, meaning this volume of open issues developed under current operation.
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618 West 136 Street, 10031 is a 29-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020020091). This building is associated with Columbia Heights 136 LLC. Brix tracks 279 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1905, 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 685 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 10, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 3, 2013, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 3B at 618 West 136 Street has 120 open violations.
Unit 1E at 618 West 136 Street has 69 open violations.
Unit 4C at 618 West 136 Street has 14 open violations.
Unit 2A at 618 West 136 Street has 10 open violations.
Unit 4B at 618 West 136 Street has 9 open violations.
Unit E at 618 West 136 Street has 7 open violations.
Unit 1C at 618 West 136 Street has 6 open violations, 2 permits filed ($109K, latest 2020).
Unit C at 618 West 136 Street has 5 open violations.
Unit 3C at 618 West 136 Street has 4 open violations.
Unit 3E at 618 West 136 Street has 4 open violations.
Unit 3A at 618 West 136 Street has 2 open violations.
Unit A at 618 West 136 Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 1A at 618 West 136 Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 3D at 618 West 136 Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 2E at 618 West 136 Street has 2 open violations, 1 permit filed ($84K, latest 2020).
Unit 4A at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (12 past violations).
Unit 4D at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 4E at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (13 past violations).
Unit 2B at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 2C at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (44 past violations).
Unit 1B at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (52 past violations).
Unit D at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (9 past violations).
Unit F at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (15 past violations).
Unit G at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit H at 618 West 136 Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
This rental building has 78 open Class C violations and 279 total open violations. You should verify the current status of these open violations in the apartment you are considering before signing a lease.
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