135 West 142nd Street

135 West 142nd Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 69 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 18 units · Built 1920

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, 55/100)

• 5 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 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (69 open, 5 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 27, 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)

69 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 38 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 78 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1971-10-06. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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: Fire escape defect, 6th room from the north, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A KEY OPERATED LOCKSET ON DOOR WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 6th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11), issued 2015-03-23. HPD violation 10638187
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; MISSING STOPS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11), issued 2015-03-23. HPD violation 10638181
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11), issued 2015-03-23. HPD violation 10638178
• Class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD PLATFORM STREET TO CELLAR ER1., issued 1979-03-19. HPD violation 3143074
• Class C: Electrical defect. D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRIC WALL OUTLET 5TH STY REAR APT 10 REAR EAST ROOM & CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE REAR WEST ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 10), issued 1974-02-06. HPD violation 3143053
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11), issued 2015-03-23. HPD violation 10638183
• Class B: Bedbugs, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11), issued 2015-03-23. HPD violation 10638176
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11), issued 2015-03-23. HPD violation 10638185

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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. 0 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: MICHELINe HANKS-BUSh. Managing agent: 135 W 142ND ST. This owner has 60 buildings on record, 54 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 27, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020110018, HPD building ID 41591. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 145 St (3), 3 min walk
• Harlem-148 St (3), 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 2026-10-27.