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

Morningside Heights, Manhattan, has 316 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 127 A, 60 B, 60 C, 31 D and 38 F. The median building has 1.9 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 3,649 of its 16,926 residential units (22%) 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 (1,069), unsanitary condition (333), and plumbing (212).

Morningside Heights by the numbers

327 residential buildings (16,926 units) on record. 5,701 open HPD violations (1,113 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,024 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 38 executed evictions in 3 years, 84 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 141 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Morningside 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. 464 West 126th Street: 103.7 open violations per 10 units (197 open, 19 units), grade F
  2. 192 Claremont Avenue: 92 open violations per 10 units (184 open, 20 units), grade F, owner: 192 Claremont Realty LLC
  3. 351 West 125th Street: 89.7 open violations per 10 units (341 open, 38 units), grade F, owner: WEST 125TH STREET EQUITIES LLC
  4. 375 West 125th Street: 83.3 open violations per 10 units (50 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: SHOWMAN'S REALTY CORP
  5. 457 West 125th Street: 80.6 open violations per 10 units (129 open, 16 units), grade F, owner: ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES LP

Best five in Morningside 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. 605 West 112th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 62 units), grade A, owner: T & J 2007, LLC
  2. 515 West 111th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 35 units), grade A, owner: 515 WEST 111TH STREET INC.
  3. 2848 Broadway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 15 units), grade A, owner: 2850 BROADWAY LLC
  4. 3191 Broadway: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 142 units), grade A
  5. 106 Morningside Drive: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 87 units), grade A

Largest landlords in Morningside Heights

By units in Morningside 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. DAVID GREENBERG (head officer on HPD registrations): 5,289 units in 137 buildings
  2. THOMAS R BAILEY (head officer on HPD registrations): 842 units in 6 buildings
  3. RICHARD F MASON (head officer on HPD registrations): 430 units in 1 building
  4. JON VOGEL (head officer on HPD registrations): 295 units in 1 building
  5. MORRIS SCHREIBER (head officer on HPD registrations): 292 units in 4 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.