164 West 116th Street

164 West 116th Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 43 open HPD violations, 32 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (54/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 89 units · Built 1983

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, 54/100)

• 32 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 8 heat or hot water 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.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (43 open, 32 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

43 open violations: 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. 9 issued in the last 12 months. 202 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-08-13. Newest violation issued 2026-09-21.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 22 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt 7A), issued 2026-09-21. HPD violation 19229851
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt 7A), issued 2026-09-21. HPD violation 19229852
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4E), issued 2026-08-25. HPD violation 19156741
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7A), issued 2025-07-17. HPD violation 18093475
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7A), issued 2025-07-17. HPD violation 18093470
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''East'' (apt 7A), issued 2025-02-27. HPD violation 17724596
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''East'' (apt 7A), issued 2025-02-27. HPD violation 17724597
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 7th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7A), issued 2024-11-18. HPD violation 17423193

311 housing complaints

36 in the last 12 months, 129 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (11), Unsanitary Condition (10), Heat/Hot Water (8), Door/Window (6), 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, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: CANAAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. Head officer: RACHEL BROWN. Managing agent: SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018250059, HPD building ID 806042. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (2, 3), 2 min walk
• 116 St (C, B), 5 min walk
• 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza (2, 3), 5 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.