Hamilton Heights, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, has 1,044 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 192 A, 105 B, 175 C, 234 D and 338 F. The median building has 10 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 10,388 of its 21,705 residential units (48%) 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 (7,790), unsanitary condition (1,951), and paint and plaster (1,472).

Hamilton Heights by the numbers

1,441 residential buildings (21,705 units) on record. 37,667 open HPD violations (9,078 class C, immediately hazardous). 14,575 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 391 executed evictions in 3 years, 256 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 460 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Hamilton Heights

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. 546 West 148th Street: 333.3 open violations per 10 units (200 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Artifact Stays I LLC
  2. 468 West 144th Street: 327.5 open violations per 10 units (262 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: JAKE CLARK REVOCABLE TRUST
  3. 45 Hamilton Terrace: 277 open violations per 10 units (277 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: Ham Terr 42 LLC
  4. 465 West 147th Street: 215 open violations per 10 units (129 open, 6 units), grade F
  5. 530 West 144th Street: 205.3 open violations per 10 units (616 open, 30 units), grade F

Best five in Hamilton Heights

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. 630 Riverside Drive: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 34 units), grade A, owner: FORTUNE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP (City program owner (HDFC))
  2. 3401 Broadway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 21 units), grade A, owner: 601 WEST 138TH STREET HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  3. 533 West 151st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: 533 WEST 151 LLC
  4. 419 West 141st Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A
  5. 462 West 146th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: BH 462 WEST 146 LLC

Largest landlords in Hamilton Heights

By units in Hamilton Heights, 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. MARK SCHARFMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 507 units in 11 buildings
  2. SMAJLJE SRDANOVIC (head officer on HPD registrations): 360 units in 7 buildings
  3. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 276 units in 17 buildings
  4. David Brecher (head officer on HPD registrations): 259 units in 7 buildings
  5. Joel Kohn (head officer on HPD registrations): 238 units in 1 building

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.