Heads up — this Central Harlem rental carries eight active Class C housing violations, led by a building-wide hot water failure across multiple floors.
This 22-unit Central Harlem rental carries eight active housing violations, all classified as Class C immediately hazardous. The building was involved in a 2023 redevelopment transfer to West Harlem Renaissance Housing Development Fund Company. Three things to know:
Eight active Class C violations on file, seven written on a single day. Seven Class C citations were issued on May 14, 2026, for lack of hot water across apartments ranging from the second to the sixth floor. An eighth Class C citation followed on May 15 for a missing or defective entrance self-closing door frame. All eight remain open.
Indoor air quality complaints cluster in the surrounding three blocks. 21 indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year, most recently on September 13, 2026. Odor and air quality reports at this scale often signal exhaust or riser bleed from ground-floor commercial spaces.
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621 Lenox Avenue is a 22-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020100028). This building is associated with Whhc Renaissance & Redevelopment LLC. Brix tracks 8 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 35 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 3, 2024.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 21, 2023, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 28/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 7 at 621 Lenox Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 6 at 621 Lenox Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 4 at 621 Lenox Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 3 at 621 Lenox Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 2 at 621 Lenox Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 18 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 17 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (27 past violations).
Unit 16 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (15 past violations).
Unit 13 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 12A at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 12 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (19 past violations).
Unit 10 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (17 past violations).
Unit 9 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 5 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 1 at 621 Lenox Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
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