233 West 109th Street

233 West 109th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 21 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 11 of 25 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (48/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 25 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 48/100)

• 6 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.
• 13 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 11 of 25 units are rent-stabilized; 19 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (21 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 13 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (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)

21 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. 22 issued in the last 12 months. 132 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-02-02. Newest violation issued 2026-08-17.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 92 days from issue to close for the 10 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: Fire escape defect, 1st window from the east, south wall, 5th room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19137247
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19137245
• 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 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19137246
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT THE DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-03. HPD violation 19109867
• 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 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-03. HPD violation 19109862
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT ALL YARDS, issued 2026-03-05. HPD violation 18684822
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the east, south wall, 5th room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19137249
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2026-08-17. HPD violation 19137248

311 housing complaints

39 in the last 12 months, 104 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (13), Unsanitary Condition (9), Paint/Plaster (5), Door/Window (4), Plumbing (4).

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)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation 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

11 of 25 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: 11 in 2024, 19 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC. Head officer: JOSHUA GOTLIB. Managing agent: NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. This owner has 64 buildings on record, 40 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018810015, HPD building ID 37801. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (1), 2 min walk
• 103 St (1), 6 min walk
• 116 St-Columbia University (1), 6 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.