502 West 122nd Street

502 West 122nd Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, has 33 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 24 of 24 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family elevator · 24 units · Built 1926

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 141 buildings' registrations; 10 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 24 of 24 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (33 open, 6 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)

33 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 10 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 35 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-09-11. 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.

• 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 2016-06-27. HPD violation 11289148
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, 4th room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 2nd DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 3rd WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9371050
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9371052
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the north, east wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9371049
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the east, south wall, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9371051
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the north, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9371053
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL, CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9367689
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2012-03-20. HPD violation 9367690

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (3 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

24 of 24 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: 24 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Head officer: DAVID GREENBERG. Managing agent: DIEGO RIVERA. This owner has 141 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019760037, HPD building ID 39208. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St-Columbia University (1), 7 min walk
• 125 St (1), 7 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 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 2026-10-27.