581 Academy Street

581 Academy Street in Inwood, Manhattan, has 73 open HPD violations, 11 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Condo · Multi-family elevator · 89 units · Built 1925

A condominium: each apartment has its own owner, so the landlord is an individual unit owner, and the building's record mixes many owners. Condo units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• A condo: the landlord is the individual unit owner; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: High (73 open, 11 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

73 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 13 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 90 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1992-05-19. Newest violation issued 2025-09-22.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 115 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

4 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: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 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 LATCH SET AT HOPPER CHUTE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2024-07-22. HPD violation 17140056
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4B), issued 2024-04-08. HPD violation 16832799
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3B), issued 2022-03-21. HPD violation 15039837
• Class C: Plumbing defect, 1st floor. PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES , SINK AND WASH BASIN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2010-12-20. HPD violation 8738235
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2010-09-02. HPD violation 8582407
• 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 , AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2010-09-02. HPD violation 8582411
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDIND HOT WATER AT ALL FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1D), issued 2010-08-03. HPD violation 8534966
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 4 STY 2 FROM SOUTH AT EAST APT 4E. LOCATED AT APT 4E (apt 4E), issued 2007-08-28. HPD violation 2367207

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 20 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ACADEMY TWINS CONDO. Head officer: DEVI JIMENEZ. Managing agent: VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 30, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1022217501, HPD building ID 5383. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 207 St (1), 5 min walk
• Dyckman St (A), 5 min walk
• Dyckman St (1), 5 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 2026-10-28.