East Harlem, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

East Harlem, Manhattan, has 4,938 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 1,324 A, 511 B, 860 C, 969 D and 1,274 F. The median building has 6.9 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 42,860 of its 121,610 residential units (35%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (24,714), unsanitary condition (8,953), and plumbing (5,761).

East Harlem by the numbers

5,832 residential buildings (121,610 units) on record. 128,885 open HPD violations (31,445 class C, immediately hazardous). 50,799 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 1,998 executed evictions in 3 years, 1,350 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 1,878 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in East Harlem

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 306 East 116th Street: 915 open violations per 10 units (732 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: JUSTAL REALTY GROUP INC
  2. 63 Morningside Avenue: 525 open violations per 10 units (525 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: 63 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR (City program owner (HDFC))
  3. 102 West 137th Street: 503.3 open violations per 10 units (302 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: BUFNY II ASSOCIATES
  4. 197 Lenox Avenue: 361 open violations per 10 units (361 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: VICTOR HORSFORD REALTY CORP
  5. 2311 2nd Avenue: 350 open violations per 10 units (315 open, 9 units), grade F

Best five in East Harlem

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 10 East 102nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 229 units), grade A, owner: 8 EAST 102ND ST., LLC
  2. 2035 5th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 222 units), grade A, owner: 2033 National Black Theatre Way LLC
  3. 2535 Fredrick Douglass Bl: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 59 units), grade A, owner: Empire Development Fund 2 LLC
  4. 2201 Adam C Powell Blvd: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 35 units), grade A, owner: Harlem Contracting LLC
  5. 101 East 119th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 33 units), grade A, owner: JAMIES' PLACE LLC (City program owner (HDFC))

Largest landlords in East Harlem

By units in East Harlem, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 3,846 units in 42 buildings
  2. SHELLY V HAIR (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,872 units in 5 buildings
  3. SETH SCHOCHET (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,716 units in 6 buildings
  4. KARIM HUTSON (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,305 units in 84 buildings
  5. Walter Roberts (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,193 units in 73 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.