253 East 110th Street

253 East 110th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 150 open HPD violations, 32 of them class C, and 10 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (49/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1920

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 49/100)

• 150 open HPD violations per 10 units, about 15 per apartment. The grade is F for that alone.
• 32 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 17 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 10 of 10 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Grade capped at F (150 open, 32 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

150 open violations: 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 93 class B, 25 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 230 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-01-25. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 99 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

17 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: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2025-08-26. HPD violation 18177759
• Class C: Leak or water damage, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK ACTIVE WATER LEAK CAUSING DAMAGE TO CEILING CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2025-08-26. HPD violation 18177757
• 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 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2025-08-26. HPD violation 18177761
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6), issued 2025-03-26. HPD violation 17772585
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6), issued 2025-03-26. HPD violation 17772586
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 6), issued 2025-03-26. HPD violation 17772584
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE TREAD 4TH FROM BOTTOM AT THE BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY, issued 2025-03-26. HPD violation 17772587
• Class C: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT AND MORTAR AT INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17764481

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 49 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 9 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

10 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 10 in 2024, 10 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LA CASA NUESTRA HDFC. Head officer: LUIS VARGAS. Managing agent: EBOF APTS HDFC. This owner has 34 buildings on record, 33 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 15, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1016600120, HPD building ID 19314. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 110 St (6), 4 min walk
• 116 St (6), 7 min walk
• 103 St (6), 8 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.