220 Lenox Avenue

220 Lenox Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 39 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 9 units · Built 1889

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: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 60 buildings on record; 54 graded D or F.
• 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 (39 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2018, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

39 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 28 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 53 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1984-05-29. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-05-23. HPD violation 12395441
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE-RETARDANT MATERIAL (PLASTER) AT VESTIBULE CEILING, issued 2018-05-23. HPD violation 12395435
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the north, east wall, 1st room from the east. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A , 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2018-05-22. HPD violation 12394508
• Class C: No heat / heating defect. POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ... , 1st STORY, issued 2018-05-22. HPD violation 12392275
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL, CEILING, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A , 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2018-05-22. HPD violation 12392271
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE FRONT DOOR LOCATED AT APT 2A , 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2018-05-15. HPD violation 12383169
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT THE WASTE PIPE UNDER THE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A , 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2018-05-15. HPD violation 12383166
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECANICAL VANTILATION IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2A), issued 2006-08-18. HPD violation 6311318

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 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. 2 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: CITY OF NEW YORK. Head officer: SIMONE ROSS. Managing agent: 200 LENOX TENANT ASSOCIATION. This owner has 60 buildings on record, 54 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 27, 2017. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2018 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017200035, HPD building ID 23475. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (2, 3), 4 min walk
• 116 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.