2881 Broadway

2881 Broadway in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, has 82 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 33 of 38 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 38 units · Built 1902

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 141 buildings' registrations; 10 graded D or F.
• 33 of 38 units are rent-stabilized; 10 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (82 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (3 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)

82 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 23 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 113 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-05-21. Newest violation issued 2024-04-30. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 4 STY SOUTH APT 4F 3 FROM EAST AT SOUTH ROOM SOLANA 865 9308 ER1. LOCATED AT APT 4F (apt 4F), issued 2001-05-21. HPD violation 2819393
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, private hall. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL & CEILING AT 4 STY SOUTH APT 4F PRIVATE HALL SOLANA 865 9308 ER1. LOCATED AT APT 4F (apt 4F), issued 2001-05-21. HPD violation 2819394
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6C), issued 2019-02-26. HPD violation 12929978
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6C), issued 2019-02-26. HPD violation 12929993
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 6th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6C), issued 2019-02-26. HPD violation 12929990
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, kitchen, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6C), issued 2019-02-26. HPD violation 12930016
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 6th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6C), issued 2019-02-26. HPD violation 12929973
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING NORTH SECTION (TENANTS NAME-CIERA) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT NORTH (apt 5A), issued 2015-06-10. HPD violation 3843152

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years.

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

3 open DOB violations. 11 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

33 of 38 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: 33 in 2024, 10 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Head officer: DAVID GREENBERG. Managing agent: DIEGO RIVERA. This owner has 141 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018950016, HPD building ID 7940. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (1), 3 min walk
• 116 St-Columbia University (1), 3 min walk
• 103 St (1), 9 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.