245 West 123rd Street

245 West 123rd Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 110 open HPD violations, 11 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (30/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 30/100)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 12 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 14 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (110 open, 11 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 14 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2018, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

110 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 66 class B, 32 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 12 issued in the last 12 months. 123 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-08-10. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

12 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: Self-closing door not working, 2nd 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 HINGES IN THE 1st ENTRANCE FROM EAST LOCATED AT B-ROOM 3, 2nd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2026-02-11. HPD violation 18633268
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2026-01-26. HPD violation 18588691
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2025-12-10. HPD violation 18493183
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2018-05-23. HPD violation 12393638
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 4), issued 2018-05-23. HPD violation 12393632
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING ( APPROX. 50 SQ FT ) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT BELL2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt BELL2), issued 2018-05-01. HPD violation 12357106
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2017-12-26. HPD violation 12157089
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-09-18. HPD violation 11970756

311 housing complaints

16 in the last 12 months, 16 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (14), Plumbing (2).

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)

3 open DOB violations. 7 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: DONALD C ELFE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 4, 2017. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2018 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 1019290012, HPD building ID 39322. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 4 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 6 min walk
• 116 St (C, B), 6 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.