241 West 131st Street

241 West 131st Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 22 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 11 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing 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 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (22 open, 1 class C), 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 (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2022, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 9 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 30 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-28. 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 C: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (11). AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 3611246
• Class B: Electrical defect (hallway). D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084258
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR AT REAR & BOILER ROOM., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084253
• Class B: Leak or water damage (basement). D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE COLD WATER SUPPLY PIPE CEILING AT REAR W OF CELLAR., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084254
• Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084252
• Class B: Electrical defect. D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC IN APT 4 STY SOUTHEAST APT 11. LOCATED AT APT 4 (apt 4), issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084256
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL NOSING OF STAIR PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084257
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF METAL HATCH COVER TO CELLAR LOOSE & UNEVEN BASEMENT FRONT AREAWAY AT ENTRANCE DOOR., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3084261

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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)

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: YVETTE J MCDONALD. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 1, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2022 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 1019370114, HPD building ID 40321. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (C, B), 6 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 7 min walk
• 135 St (2, 3), 7 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.