Harlem, Manhattan

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

    Brix tracks 4,110 buildings in Harlem, covering 82,824 apartments. Across them there are 46,570 open HPD violations, and 1,217 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 73,091 complaints against Harlem buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.88 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Harlem is immediately hazardous violations (1,148 buildings), mold & leaks (908 buildings), and buildings getting worse (695 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 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 Harlem:

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    Living in Harlem: what the building signals say

    Harlem carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 4,110 residential buildings there are 46,570 open violations — about 11.3 per building, above the Manhattan average of 4.11. 1,217 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 73,091 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
    46,570
    ~11.3 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    73,091
    Hazardous (Class C)
    1217
    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 10026, 10027, 10030, 10037, 10039

    Buildings in Harlem

    68 West 120th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10027

    6 unitsBuilt 189368 W 120 Llc

    215 West 123rd Street

    Manhattan, NY 10027

    2 unitsBuilt 1913SULLIVAN , RONALD

    46 West 125th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10027

    4 unitsBuilt 1910Selmon, Searle

    2124 Fredrick Douglass Bl

    Manhattan, NY 10026

    9 unitsBuilt 1910Fdb Management Llc

    Manhattan Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10027

    2 unitsBuilt 2019Reid, Donville

    313 West 121st Street

    Manhattan, NY 10027

    6 unitsBuilt 2016VIDRO CONDOMINIUMS

    231 West 136th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10030

    4 unitsBuilt 1910STATON JR. ROMULUS E

    2150 5th Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10037

    4 unitsBuilt 1900Martha Admassu

    71 West 119th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10026

    3 unitsBuilt 1896Wolfgang Schulze

    104 West 129th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10027

    4 unitsBuilt 1910BGD ENTERPRISES LLC

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