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Manhattan · February 2026
Best & worst months to sign a lease
Potential savings: ~8% by timing your move to March.
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
No HPD records on file in the last 7 years.
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
OUTSIDE BUILDING — PAVEMENT
Upper Harlem around the Bradhurst area is quiet, residential, and rooted in Black American history. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is nearby, Colonial Park (now Jackie Robinson Park) offers green space, and the blocks feel unhurried compared to lower Manhattan.