176 West 137th Street

176 West 137th Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 249 open HPD violations, 33 of them class C, and 15 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (47/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 47/100)

• 33 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 14 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 18 buildings' registrations; 17 graded D or F.
• 15 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (249 open, 33 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), 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

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

249 open violations: 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 147 class B, 68 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 28 issued in the last 12 months. 294 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-02-24. Newest violation issued 2026-07-16.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

14 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: Fire escape defect, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH WINDOW CAUSING GUILLONTINE EFFECT LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2026-07-16. HPD violation 19073539
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2025-08-04. HPD violation 18129000
• 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, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17938880
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17934562
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1A), issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17934561
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17938879
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1B), issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17934564
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2025-06-05. HPD violation 17938881

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 71 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Paint/Plaster (2).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 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

15 of 16 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: 15 in 2024, 15 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: BUFNY II ASSOCIATES, L.P.. Head officer: KIUMARZ GEULA. Managing agent: PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. This owner has 18 buildings on record, 17 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019210057, HPD building ID 40988. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (2, 3), 3 min walk
• 135 St (C, B), 6 min walk
• 145 St (3), 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 2026-10-28.