196 Lenox Avenue

196 Lenox Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 16 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (47/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 8 units · Built 1909

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, 47/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 54 buildings' registrations; 36 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 170 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-07-14. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 121 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2C), issued 2024-06-05. HPD violation 17025594
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2C), issued 2024-06-05. HPD violation 17025593
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HEAT OMITTING FROM ALL RADIATORS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2023-06-29. HPD violation 16072343
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2022-07-13. HPD violation 15251402
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HEAT ON IN SUMMER IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2022-07-01. HPD violation 15230673
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2022-07-26. HPD violation 15271458
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2022-07-26. HPD violation 15271457
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2A), issued 2022-07-13. HPD violation 15251404

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 26 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: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

3 open DOB violations. 10 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

8 of 8 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: 8 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: NORTHERN MAN EQUITIES. Head officer: CRAIG LIVINGSTON. Managing agent: WAVECREST MGMT GROUP. This owner has 54 buildings on record, 36 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 21, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017180069, HPD building ID 941090. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (2, 3), 4 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• 116 St (C, B), 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 2026-10-27.