159-04 Harlem River Drive

159-04 Harlem River Drive in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 7 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Mixed residential & commercial · 984 units · Built 1950

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 7 open, 5 class C, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 26 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: No open DOB violations, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 14, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 7 on record.

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: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 13th floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 13E). HPD violation 19321339
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 13th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 13E). HPD violation 19321340
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM. HPD violation 19321341
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 13th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 13E). HPD violation 19321342
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4H, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''159-20'' (apt 4H). HPD violation 19326148
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, foyer, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4H, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''159-20'' (apt 4H). HPD violation 19326149
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, foyer, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4H, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''159-20'' (apt 4H). HPD violation 19326150

311 housing complaints

29 in the last 12 months, 29 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (26), Plumbing (2), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: 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. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (13 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. This owner has 8 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021060320, HPD building ID 806065. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 155 St (B, D), 5 min walk
• 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C), 5 min walk
• 155 St (C), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.