16 Morningside Avenue

16 Morningside Avenue in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 9 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (53/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 12 units · Built 1902

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, 53/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation 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.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 6 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
• 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 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (6 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), records as of Oct 28, 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)

9 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-02-02. Newest violation issued 2024-11-15.

HPD recorded no violation closed here 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: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT BOILER ROOM AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2024-11-15. HPD violation 17427647
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 6th floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2016-07-14. HPD violation 11309297
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2016-07-14. HPD violation 11309281
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2016-07-14. HPD violation 11309289
• Class B: Elevator defect, north wall, 6th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LEAKY BULKHEAD PARAPET WALLS RELATED TO ELEVATOR SHUFT, SO IT WON'T LEAK AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2016-07-14. HPD violation 11309226
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2016-07-14. HPD violation 11309264
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2016-07-14. HPD violation 11309270
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6S, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6S), issued 2011-02-02. HPD violation 8791638

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 6 infested units in the last 3 years, including re-infestations. 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 3 infested, 2 treated, 1 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 2 re-infested
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 17 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: 16 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE HDFC. Head officer: GRAHAM RAYMAN. Managing agent: 16 MORNINGSIDE AVE HDFC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018490052, HPD building ID 25526. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (C, B), 3 min walk
• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (C, B), 6 min walk
• 116 St-Columbia University (1), 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.