Overview
- City records show 194 open housing-code violations at the 102-unit property, including 88 Class C violations categorized as immediately hazardous.
- Tenants report recurring problems such as lack of heat and hot water, pest infestations, broken appliances, and poor maintenance response.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlighted the building when presenting Dina Levy as HPD commissioner, pointing to her long tenant-advocacy background.
- Levy previously helped arrange a 2011 nonprofit acquisition of the complex using a $5.6 million HPD-backed loan to preserve affordability.
- Critics question nonprofit stewardship as landlord advocates note high violation counts, while HPD defends Levy’s role and says repairs are funded and underway.