280 West 118th Street

280 West 118th Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, and 13 of 13 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (77/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 13 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, 77/100)

• 10 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• 13 of 13 units are rent-stabilized; 1 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: Medium (10 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 47 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-04-02. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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 B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL. AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17769997
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL. AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17769999
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18832794
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-04. HPD violation 17948242
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL. AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2025-03-19. HPD violation 17770000
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2024-04-01. HPD violation 16799947
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2023-03-16. HPD violation 15794181
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2022-02-16. HPD violation 14854291

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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)

1 open DOB violation. 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

13 of 13 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: 13 in 2024, 1 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: Emmauel Church Apts. HDFC. Head officer: Mary Freeman. Managing agent: Emmauel Church Apts. HDFC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 11, 2025. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019230160, HPD building ID 38570. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (C, B), 1 min walk
• 116 St (2, 3), 7 min walk
• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (C, B), 8 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.