2161 5th Avenue

2161 5th Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 13 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Multi-family elevator · 527 units · Built 1947

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 13 open, 1 class C, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: 11 open DOB violations, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 13 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-07-27. Newest violation issued 2015-07-08. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2015. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 14th floor. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14E), issued 2015-07-08. HPD violation 10772613
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 14th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14E), issued 2015-07-08. HPD violation 10772620
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 14th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14E), issued 2015-07-08. HPD violation 10772623
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 14th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION OF WASTE PIPE UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14E), issued 2015-07-08. HPD violation 10772615
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 5th floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10394206
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10394227
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL AT CLOSET. IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10394229
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND NORTH WALL. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10394217

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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)

11 open DOB violations, 6 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 55 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (9 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. This owner has 121 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017570001, HPD building ID 955132. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• 138 St-Grand Concourse (4, 5), 8 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.