78 Edgecombe Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~68% of buildings in this ZIP (24 open)
- 8 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 31 of 31 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.
78 Edgecombe Avenue
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- City records show 24 open HPD violations, 8 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 2009 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 31 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 at fire door….
- 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.
78 Edgecombe Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10030. The closest subway is 135 St (C,B) (2-minute walk), served by the 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-05-10 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FL…"
- 2025-02-20 "§ 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…"
- 2025-01-22 "§ 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…"
- 2025-01-22 "§ 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…"
- 2024-03-24 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT…"
- Class C · 8 open · penalty 120 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 5 open · penalty 25 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 11 open · penalty 11 · (1/ea)
- 2026-01-30 · Apt 43 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-30 · Apt 43 · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-01-30 · Apt 13 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2021-04-29 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- 2005-01-31
- 1999-03-16
3 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2024). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1920). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 222
- HARRASSMENT 2: 102
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 50
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 42
- GRAND LARCENY: 32
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 318
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 101
- Noise - Residential: 88
- PLUMBING: 76
- PAINT/PLASTER: 58
- THE BRICE GROUP, INC.
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- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem
- KAPPA IV
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem
- KAPPA IV
- Mott Hall High School
- 135 St
- 145 St
- 137 St-City College
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
- Off Street Parking For 32 Precinct
- Abyssinian Tot Lot
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5
- Blackberry Productions, Inc.
- Songs Of Solomon: An Inspirational Ensemble, Inc.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable 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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