1539 Lexington Avenue

1539 Lexington Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 20 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Multi-family elevator · 225 units · Built 1951

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 20 open, 1 class C, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: No open DOB violations, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 6 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-12-20. Newest violation issued 2019-12-30. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2019. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2019-12-30. HPD violation 13488879
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the south wall, 4th room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF COMPLETELY OBSCURED WINDOW VIEW DUE TO DEFECTIVE DOUBLE PANE GLASS AT LOWER SASH AT WINDOW AT THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2019-12-30. HPD violation 13488871
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DRAW AT BASE CABINET AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2019-12-30. HPD violation 13488872
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER TOP AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2019-12-30. HPD violation 13488873
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 4th room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2019-12-30. HPD violation 13488876
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, foyer, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL COMMERCIAL FLOOR TILES IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2019-12-30. HPD violation 13488875
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1B), issued 2007-12-20. HPD violation 7066242
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOISTURE PENETRATION AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1B), issued 2007-12-20. HPD violation 7066239

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (5 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. This owner has 129 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1016260021, HPD building ID 23932. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 96 St (6), 3 min walk
• 96 St (Q), 4 min walk
• 103 St (6), 5 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.