59 East 126th Street

59 East 126th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 8 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 8 buildings' registrations; 6 graded D or F.
• 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 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

8 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 95 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-11-16. Newest violation issued 2024-12-09.

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

• 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 AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR., issued 2024-12-09. HPD violation 17531859
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 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 AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-09-17. HPD violation 17260928
• 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 INOPERABLE HINGE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2023-11-16. HPD violation 16365970
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 6 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16365966 ISSUED 07-NOV-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 1A), issued 2024-03-15. HPD violation 16755037
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2023-11-16. HPD violation 16365969
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2023-11-16. HPD violation 16365968
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE NORTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2023-11-16. HPD violation 16365965
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2023-11-16. HPD violation 16365967

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 16 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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: 59 EAST 126 LLC. Head officer: Mordechai Applebaum. Managing agent: Mordechai Applebaum. This owner has 8 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017510032, HPD building ID 20700. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (4, 5, 6), 3 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 7 min walk
• 116 St (6), 11 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.