231 West 135th Street

231 West 135th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 9 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 8 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: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations 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.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 9 buildings' registrations; 8 graded D or F.
• 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (9 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 135 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-02-20. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 105 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed 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: Self-closing door not working. , 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 AT BULKHEAD, issued 2024-01-31. HPD violation 16637494
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2020-09-16. HPD violation 13779406
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2020-09-16. HPD violation 13779407
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT INTERIOR DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2007-02-20. HPD violation 6609426
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ...FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CEILING .... AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2024-01-31. HPD violation 16637490
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE WOOD ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2020-09-16. HPD violation 13779408
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL/BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4A), issued 2014-11-12. HPD violation 10442546
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOORKNOB AND STRIKER PLATE TO THE CLOSET DOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2020-09-16. HPD violation 13779409

311 housing complaints

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

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 2 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

8 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).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 8 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELPMENT CORP. Head officer: LLOYD WILLIAMS. Managing agent: ELH MGMT. LLC. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 8 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019410013, HPD building ID 40737. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (C, B), 3 min walk
• 135 St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 10 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 2026-10-27.