Pros: neighbors didn't cause noise issues Cons: roaches, no heat in several bedrooms, stolen packages, rent increase without any sort of improvement, allowed consutrction on the building to start at 7am
136 EAST 117 STREET is a prewar 1910 building, 6 floors, 72 units in East Harlem, NYC. Owned by 124-136 EAST 117 LLC. Public records show 470 open violations, 13 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 2 evictions. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Rent stabilization on file covers 31 units (registered 2024). Lucid Rents has 9 verified tenant reviews on this building.
Manhattan · March 2026
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HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT EAST WALL. EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Pros: neighbors didn't cause noise issues Cons: roaches, no heat in several bedrooms, stolen packages, rent increase without any sort of improvement, allowed consutrction on the building to start at 7am
Unit 1F Pros: Convenient to 6 train, not too far from 4 and 5 trains, many grocery stores in the neighborhood Cons: No doorman or security, corner of 116 and Lex is extremely dicey, lots of methadone clinics/gang membe…
Pros: Not a single thing. Cons: The landlord is unresponsive. Packages were constantly stolen, heat worked 50 percent of the time in the winter (and when it did the apartment was still only 65 degrees). Hot water would…
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ACRIS deeds and regulatory filings
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EA
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STO
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT EAST WALL. EA
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EA
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM E
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STO
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW