432 Lenox Avenue

432 Lenox Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 9 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 3 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, 40/100)

• 9 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 67 buildings' registrations; 9 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 (9 open), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: High (1 open DOB violation), 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)

9 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. 9 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-11-26. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

• Class B: Broken window or sash, 3rd window from the south, 4th room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SASH LOCK AT LOWER SASH WINDOW AT 3RD WINDOW FROM SOUTH IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2A), issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454952
• Class B: Garbage not removed. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL., issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454965
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18835842
• Class A: Gas defect (hallway). HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454962
• Class A: Bedbugs. HMC: POST, IN THE FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN THE NOTICE ABOUT PREVENTION, DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF BEDBUG INFESTATION REQUIRED BY §27-2018.1 IN COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING OR PROVIDE TO EACH TENANT, ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFICATION MADE ON SUCH ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT., issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454963
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454959
• Class A: PROVIDE PLACE WITHIN THE BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF WASTE RECEPTACLES AND DISINFECT SAME REGULARLY., issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454964
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. (B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS MISSING SIGN, issued 2025-11-26. HPD violation 18454957

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation 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: RESTORING COMMUNITIES HDFc. Head officer: SALVATORe D'AVOLa. Managing agent: Lenox Avenue Developer. This owner has 67 buildings on record, 9 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017290172, HPD building ID 23600. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (2, 3), 4 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 7 min walk
• 135 St (C, B), 10 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.