226 East 119th Street

226 East 119th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 14 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 30 of 30 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 30 units · Built 1910

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, 57/100)

• 4 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.
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 30 of 30 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (14 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (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)

14 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. 14 issued in the last 12 months. 143 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-10-16. Newest violation issued 2026-06-01.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 81 days from issue to close for the 7 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: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-03-17. HPD violation 18707260
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2026-03-16. HPD violation 18707262
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5E), issued 2025-01-16. HPD violation 17622247
• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5E), issued 2024-12-17. HPD violation 17559221
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 4th room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: REFIT THE DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18942438
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18942439
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18942440
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: REFIT THE DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3C), issued 2026-06-01. HPD violation 18942441

311 housing complaints

20 in the last 12 months, 55 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (6), Heat/Hot Water (5), Unsanitary Condition (4), Plumbing (3), Paint/Plaster (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 13 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

30 of 30 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: 30 in 2024, 30 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MHANY 2004 HDFC. Head officer: ISMENE SPELIOTIS. Managing agent: MHANY MANAGEMENT, INC.. This owner has 184 buildings on record, 82 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017830034, HPD building ID 20142. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (6), 4 min walk
• 125 St (4, 5, 6), 7 min walk
• 110 St (6), 9 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.