115 West 135th Street
115 West 135th Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 1 open HPD violation, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).
City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 18 units · Built 1910
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: C (Fair, 73/100)
- 1 open housing violation, none in the most serious class.
- The owner's bedbug filings report 11 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
- The head officer on this registration is named on 45 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
Fewer open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.
- Repairs: Low (1 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: High (11 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
1 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 206 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-09-05. Newest violation issued 2026-01-22.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 91 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.
- Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 4th room from the north, 3rd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH, THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NORTH, THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3C), issued 2025-09-05. HPD violation 18214667
311 housing complaints
4 in the last 12 months, 56 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).
Bedbugs
The owner reported 11 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: Owner reported 2 infested, 0 treated, 7 re-infested
- 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2024: Owner reported 9 infested, 7 treated, 3 re-infested
- 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
Buildings department (DOB)
No open DOB violations. 2 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
No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.
Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 18 in 2018, 18 in 2010. Source: DOF tax bills for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: WEST 135TH APTS OWNER, LLC. Head officer: SCOTT JAFFEE. Managing agent: METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC. This owner has 45 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Oct 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1019200022, HPD building ID 40703. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- 135 St (2, 3), 1 min walk
- 135 St (C, B), 8 min walk
- 145 St (3), 10 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 1 open (1 class A) | −4 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 4 | −8 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | 11 infested units, re-infested | −15 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | None | 0 |
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.