2895 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Regulated affordable rental in Central Harlem carrying a heavy open violation load and an intense indoor smoking complaint streak.

Built in 1910, this 23-unit Harlem rental operates under a Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) structure. The regulatory framework keeps it anchored as affordable housing, but day-to-day operations show active maintenance friction inside the building. Three things to know:

28 open housing-code violations reflect ongoing interior maintenance backlogs. The building carries 28 open housing-code citations, split between 10 Class A and 18 Class B violations. Recent filings focus on Apt 3E, where open violations detail peeling paint and a ceiling leak in May 2026, alongside earlier 2026 window and door repairs in Apt 4C and mold remediation in Apt 1C.

A massive cluster of smoking complaints has hit the building over the past year. 51 smoking and vaping complaints were logged from this address over the last year, including a tight burst throughout May and June 2026. The complaints specifically cite smoking allowed in designated smoke-free areas, pointing to heavy indoor air quality friction between units.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 363 residential noise complaints within three blocks over the last year, heavily driven by weekend music and banging
• 14 encampment calls logged within three blocks over the trailing 12 months
• 11 indoor air quality calls logged within three blocks, reflecting broader neighborhood ventilation complaints

2895 8th Avenue is a 23-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020470007). This building is associated with Bethany II HDFC. Brix tracks 28 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, 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 104 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: 38 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 13 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 11 complaints
• Plumbing: 10 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 19, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK THE CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd A
• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST, TH
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINET DOOR AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUT
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th

The building last changed hands on August 16, 2018 for $3,980,000, according to recorded deeds.

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