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

West Harlem, Manhattan, has 261 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 36 A, 23 B, 37 C, 53 D and 112 F. The median building has 9.2 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 3,318 of its 8,199 residential units (40%) 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 (2,395), unsanitary condition (847), and plumbing (679).

West Harlem by the numbers

273 residential buildings (8,199 units) on record. 12,103 open HPD violations (3,320 class C, immediately hazardous). 5,221 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 105 executed evictions in 3 years, 109 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 158 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in West 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. 366 West 127th Street: 352.5 open violations per 10 units (282 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: ECDO HOUSES ASSOCIATES LP
  2. 364 West 127th Street: 179 open violations per 10 units (179 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: ECDO HOUSES ASSOCIATES LP (City program owner (HDFC))
  3. 433 West 126th Street: 160 open violations per 10 units (176 open, 11 units), grade F
  4. 506 West 135th Street: 159.6 open violations per 10 units (383 open, 24 units), grade F
  5. 504 West 126th Street: 146.7 open violations per 10 units (132 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Best five in West 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. 525 West 133rd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 32 units), grade A, owner: OLD BROADWAY LLC
  2. 628 West 138th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 6 units), grade A, owner: mvc 138 street llc
  3. 102 Convent Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 34 units), grade A, owner: 102 CONVENT AVE PARTNERS LLC
  4. 418-420 West 129th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  5. 521 West 134th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 28 units), grade A, owner: MANHATTANVILLE RE PARTNERS LLC

Largest landlords in West Harlem

By units in West 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. ROBERT EZRAPOUR (head officer on HPD registrations): 490 units in 1 building
  2. GENEVIEVE OUTLAW (head officer on HPD registrations): 305 units in 17 buildings
  3. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 247 units in 2 buildings
  4. MICHAEL ARYEH (head officer on HPD registrations): 188 units in 4 buildings
  5. MOSES BERKOVICS (head officer on HPD registrations): 184 units in 5 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.