228 West 149th Street

228 West 149th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 8 open HPD violations, and 18 of 18 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (58/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 18 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, 58/100)

• 8 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 3 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 18 of 18 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (8 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 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)

8 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. 10 issued in the last 12 months. 243 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-06-17. Newest violation issued 2026-07-28.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 106 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Broken window or sash, 2nd window from the west, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH SPRING BALANCE AT THE 2ND WINDOW FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5C), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19101886
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st window from the east, 2nd room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGS BALENCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT THE 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19101890
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the north wall, 3rd room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19101891
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the south wall, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19101892
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 5th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL REGLAZE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19101889
• Class A: Mold, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19101888
• Class A: Floor or stair defect, floor, bathroom, 5th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5A), issued 2024-09-16. HPD violation 17274229
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, foyer, 5th floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS INSIDE CLOSET IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5C), issued 2024-06-17. HPD violation 17056461

311 housing complaints

8 in the last 12 months, 87 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Plumbing (3), Door/Window (1), Water Leak (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

3 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

18 of 18 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: 18 in 2024, 18 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: VISION 149 L.P.. Head officer: MARTIN KIRZNER. Managing agent: BEN SCHWADEL. This owner has 47 buildings on record, 43 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 25, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020340050, HPD building ID 42322. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Harlem-148 St (3), 3 min walk
• 145 St (B, D), 6 min walk
• 145 St (3), 6 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.