1270 5th Avenue

1270 5th Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 13 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (85/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 201 units · Built 1959

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 85/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 6 infested units over the last 3 years.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (13 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (6 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-10-14. Newest violation issued 2024-09-25. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3N), issued 2024-09-25. HPD violation 17291605
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3N), issued 2024-09-25. HPD violation 17291606
• Class B: Mold, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL ( APPROX.2.SQ.FT. ) IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 15S, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14555776 ISSUED 15-SEP-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 15S), issued 2022-01-18. HPD violation 14780899
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 15S, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 15S), issued 2021-09-17. HPD violation 14555777
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEING AND NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 15S, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 15S), issued 2021-09-17. HPD violation 14555778
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 15S, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 15S), issued 2021-09-17. HPD violation 14555779
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 15S, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 15S), issued 2021-09-17. HPD violation 14555781
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 15S, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 15S), issued 2021-09-17. HPD violation 14555782

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 6 infested units in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: The Twelve Seventy Fifth Avenue. Cooperative, Inc.. Head officer: Kathleen Fontana. Managing agent: AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1016140001, HPD building ID 2515. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza (2, 3), 5 min walk
• 110 St (6), 5 min walk
• 103 St (6), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.