5 West 116th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~93% of buildings in this ZIP (93 open)
- 38 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (68 vs ~9)
- Built in 1983
- Rent-stabilized: 120 of 120 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
5 West 116th Street
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- City records show 93 open HPD violations, 38 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2017 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 120 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
5 West 116 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10026. The closest subway is 116 St (2,3) (3-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, and 6 lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2026-08-13 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT DRAIN PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 602, 6t…"
- 2026-06-23 "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCA…"
- 2026-06-17 "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE FOYER…"
- 2026-06-17 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CLOSET AT CEILING I…"
- 2025-08-24
- 2025-07-08
- 2025-06-03
- 2025-06-03
- 2024-09-13
- Class C · 38 open · penalty 570 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 42 open · penalty 210 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 13 open · penalty 13 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-15 · Apt 107 · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
- 2026-06-15 · Apt 206 · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-06-15 · Apt 206 · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
- 2025-01-14
- 2023-10-25
- 2022-10-05
- 2021-12-01 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- 2019-09-06 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST"
- 2019-05-29 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
2 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2019); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 220
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 138
- PETIT LARCENY: 127
- GRAND LARCENY: 93
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 89
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 222
- Noise - Residential: 109
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 102
- Noise: 87
- PLUMBING: 77
- MA SWEENEY CONTRACTING LLC
- LORDSON, GERSHOM
- KOBE ABEKOUTA,INC.
- PS 162m
- P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth
- The Locke School of Arts and Engineering
- PS 162m
- P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth
- P.S. M079 - Horan School
- PS 162m
- P.S. M079 - Horan School
- P.S. 101 Andrew Draper
- 116 St
- 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza
- 116 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- New York Classical Theatre, Inc.
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1
- Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden)
- Walter Miller Iii Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela)
- Peaceful Valley Garden
- Eugene Mccabe Field
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Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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