East Harlem, Manhattan

    East Harlem neighborhood report on Brix — violations, complaints, and landlord history for buildings in this area.

    Brix tracks 2,124 buildings in East Harlem, covering 54,734 apartments. Across them there are 20,364 open HPD violations, and 572 buildings carry at least one Class C hazard — the immediately hazardous tier covering things like no heat, no hot water, and lead paint.

    Tenants filed 29,539 complaints against East Harlem buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.54 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in East Harlem is immediately hazardous violations (546 buildings), mold & leaks (405 buildings), and buildings getting worse (311 buildings). Those are the issue groups with the most buildings behind them here, not a ranking of severity.

    The addresses carrying the most open violations in East Harlem right now:

    A high count usually means an older building with a long-running record, not necessarily the worst place to live — the building's own page shows what the violations are and whether they're being cleared.

    Buildings in East Harlem:

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    Living in East Harlem: what the building signals say

    East Harlem carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 2,124 residential buildings there are 20,364 open violations — about 9.6 per building, above the Manhattan average of 4.11. 572 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 29,539 complaints in the past 12 months. How fast repairs happen varies a lot by landlord, so read the exact building report before signing a lease.

    Neighborhood at a glance

    Open Violations
    20,364
    ~9.6 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    29,539
    Hazardous (Class C)
    572
    buildings with hazardous violations

    These are neighborhood averages, not an answer about any one address. Two buildings on the same block can look nothing alike.

    Scoped to ZIP 10029, 10035

    Buildings in East Harlem

    5 Sylvan Court

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    1 unitsBuilt 1930

    2183 3rd Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    77 East 110th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    20 unitsBuilt 201377 EAST 110 CONDOMINIUM

    1727 Lexington Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    5 unitsBuilt 1910Ing Communications Inc

    124 East 116th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    8 unitsBuilt 1910124-116 Realty Corp

    281 Pleasant Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    7 unitsBuilt 1900281 Pleasant Llc

    2277 1st Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    234 East 118th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    10 unitsBuilt 1910City Of New York Hpd

    2351 2nd Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    8 unitsBuilt 1900Ortiz, Edward

    1281 Park Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    223 unitsBuilt 1951NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

    157 East 116th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    212 East 125th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    113 unitsBuilt 2022Chr 125 Owner Llc

    1906 3rd Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    8 unitsBuilt 1910Sierra Capital Group Llc.

    170 East 105th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    28 unitsBuilt 1910The City Of New York

    161 East 116th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    24 East 125th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    4 unitsBuilt 1900Ohio Property Group, Llc

    1886 Park Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    3 unitsBuilt 1910Chai Park Ave Llc

    2133 3rd Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    8 unitsBuilt 19102133 3 Ave Corp

    1918 1st Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10029

    203 unitsBuilt 1962Draper Hall Apts Llc

    66 East 119th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    3 unitsBuilt 2001Dorothy Wallace

    8 East 127th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10035

    2 unitsBuilt 1909Goyal, Rishi K

    449 East 118th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10035

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    Brix shows city record data for every residential building in East Harlem, Manhattan. Violation and complaint data comes from NYC HPD and DOB. Always do your own due diligence before signing a lease.