438 East 120th Street

438 East 120th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 2 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 42 of 42 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Multi-family elevator · 42 units · Built 1900

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: 2 open, 1 class C, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Owner reported none, 3 yr, records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: 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)

2 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 209 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-09-03. Newest violation issued 2026-05-01.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 229 days from issue to close for the 10 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''A'' (apt 2D), issued 2026-05-01. HPD violation 18848441
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARD WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4D), issued 2024-09-03. HPD violation 17236471

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 61 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4), 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

42 of 42 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).

Owner and management

Owner: TRIBOROUGH PRESERVATION LLC. Head officer: HERMINIO TORRES. Managing agent: C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT. This owner has 194 buildings on record, 100 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018070030, HPD building ID 20311. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (6), 10 min walk
• 125 St (4, 5, 6), 11 min walk
• 110 St (6), 13 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.