243 West 120th Street

243 West 120th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 18 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (18 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2019, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

18 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2003-06-13. Newest violation issued 2007-08-21. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2007. 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: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT 1ST STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891235
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS ALL STYS AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891191
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM, CELLAR, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891236
• Class C: Electrical defect, west wall, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES AT WEST WALL AND CEILING IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 8, 3rd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 8), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891230
• Class B: Electrical defect, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ELECTRIC CABLE EXTENDING FROM 1 STY WEST 2 B ROOM SUPPLYING SERVICE TO ALL STYS. IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1, 1st STORY, 2nd B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891180
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR VESTIBULE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891185
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION ALL STYS AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891198
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR FROM VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 3891169

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)

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: KATHLEEN S MADDEN. Managing agent: KATHLEEN S MADDEN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 4, 2018. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2019 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 1019260011, HPD building ID 38868. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (C, B), 3 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 6 min walk
• 116 St (2, 3), 7 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 2026-10-28.