34 Morningside Avenue

34 Morningside Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 20 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 15 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 60 buildings on record; 54 graded D or F.
• 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 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (20 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 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)

20 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 43 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-10. Newest violation issued 2024-04-01. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

3 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: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2010-03-23. HPD violation 8338761
• Class C: Leak or water damage, 3rd room from the east, 5th floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER AND INTO IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5C), issued 2010-03-23. HPD violation 8338498
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1ST STORY REAR SOUTH APT 1C KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1C), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2692204
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... 10 SQ.FT. AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2C), issued 2018-09-25. HPD violation 12599309
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 5th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE OVEN AT GAS STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5C), issued 2010-03-23. HPD violation 8338541
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5C), issued 2010-03-23. HPD violation 8338493
• Class B: Gas defect, kitchen, 5th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THREE (3) BURNERS AT GAS STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5C), issued 2010-03-23. HPD violation 8338542
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER SASH WINDOWS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5C), issued 2010-03-23. HPD violation 8338519

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (1).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 3 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: CITY OF NEW YORK. Head officer: BARRETt EINAUGLEr. Managing agent: 34 MORNINGSIDE AVE. This owner has 60 buildings on record, 54 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 13, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019440004, HPD building ID 25546. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (C, B), 3 min walk
• 116 St-Columbia University (1), 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 2026-10-27.