79 West 119th Street

79 West 119th Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 11 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1896

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 11 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (11 open), 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 (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)

11 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1998-02-10. Newest violation issued 2025-06-04.

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

• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ,100 WATTS REQUIRED., issued 2005-11-22. HPD violation 5836406
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS. LIGHTS NOT ON., issued 2005-06-01. HPD violation 5456457
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS REQUIRED, issued 2004-04-13. HPD violation 4919869
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATT MINIMUM REQUIRED FIXTURE PRESENT LIGHT NOT ON., issued 1999-06-01. HPD violation 3036886
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL 2 STY SOUTH APT 3 KTICHEN LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 1998-02-10. HPD violation 3036881
• Class B: Electrical defect. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRE CEILING 2 STY SOUTH APT 3 KITCHNE LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 1998-02-10. HPD violation 3036882
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 2 STY SOUTH APT 3 SAMUEL LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 1998-02-10. HPD violation 3036884
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT MATERIAL 5 TREAD FROM BOTTOM BLDG ENTRANCE, issued 1998-02-10. HPD violation 3036885

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 2 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 5 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: WINSTON & HANK ENTERPRISES LLC. Head officer: WILLIAM PULMAN. Managing agent: WILLIAM PULMAN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017180009, HPD building ID 38770. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (2, 3), 3 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 6 min walk
• 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza (2, 3), 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.