227 Audubon Avenue

227 Audubon Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 74 open HPD violations, 24 of them class C, and 12 of 37 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family elevator · 37 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 24 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 12 of 37 units are rent-stabilized; 25 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (74 open, 24 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 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)

74 open violations: 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 17 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 190 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-02-19. Newest violation issued 2026-05-27.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 72 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

6 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: Lead paint hazard, 6th 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) SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 62), issued 2026-02-11. HPD violation 18643184
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 6th room from the east, 6th 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) NORTH WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 62), issued 2026-02-11. HPD violation 18643182
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, foyer, 6th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 62), issued 2026-02-11. HPD violation 18643185
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2026-01-27. HPD violation 18596561
• 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 44, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 44), issued 2025-10-29. HPD violation 18328572
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 34), issued 2025-02-11. HPD violation 17691505
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16772595
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16772596

311 housing complaints

12 in the last 12 months, 35 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (2).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 5 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

12 of 37 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: 12 in 2024, 25 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: AUDUBON REALTY LLC. Head officer: Susan M Edelstein. Managing agent: SUCCESSFUL MGT CORP. This owner has 12 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 12, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021320018, HPD building ID 6202. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 181 St (1), 5 min walk
• 175 St (A), 6 min walk
• 181 St (A), 9 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.