131 Avenue C

131 Avenue C in East Village, Manhattan, has 16 open HPD violations, and 2 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 8 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 16 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner has 3 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 2 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open), 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)

16 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 89 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-06-21. Newest violation issued 2026-04-14.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 97 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 7199457
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 7199458
• Class B: Fire escape defect, kitchen, 4th floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE ... IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 7212955
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 7234389
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 7234390
• Class B: Fire escape defect, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 7234391
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 4 STY NORTH APT 4B. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4B), issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 2409248
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2023-06-21. HPD violation 14384730

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 14 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 5 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

2 of 8 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).

Owner and management

Owner: AVENUE C PARTNERS LLC. Head officer: AL ROSENSHEIN. Managing agent: AL ROSE. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 12, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1003910036, HPD building ID 6528. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 1 Av (L), 9 min walk
• 2 Av (F), 12 min walk
• Delancey St-Essex St (M, J, Z), 13 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.