149 East 123rd Street

149 East 123rd Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 35 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 12 units · Built 1900

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, 35/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (35 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 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: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

35 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 1 class A. 19 issued in the last 12 months. 141 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-03-27. Newest violation issued 2026-08-27.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 655 days from issue to close for the 19 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• 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 LATCH AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-08-26. HPD violation 19162014
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASEMBLEY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 5th STORY, issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19159026
• 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 LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2026-04-20. HPD violation 18796451
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2026-02-03. HPD violation 18617570
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR, issued 2025-01-30. HPD violation 17658529
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2C), issued 2025-01-30. HPD violation 17658528
• 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 ROOF AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, issued 2024-12-09. HPD violation 17532063
• Class C: Self-closing door not working. , 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 BULKHEAD. , 5th STORY, issued 2024-04-05. HPD violation 16819038

311 housing complaints

12 in the last 12 months, 33 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (8), Heat/Hot Water (3), Unsanitary Condition (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 6 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

12 of 12 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: 12 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 239 E 115th St, HDFC. Head officer: Walter Roberts. Managing agent: Michael Garcia. This owner has 73 buildings on record, 61 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 7, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 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 1017720020, HPD building ID 20433. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (4, 5, 6), 1 min walk
• 116 St (6), 7 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.