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139 Payson Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-02248-0024

En español: 28 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 59 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 12 años abierta, desde el 30 de abril de 2014.

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 19 certifications filed and 15 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since April 30, 2014.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 40 Class C violations, all 40 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification and 1 Invalid Certification. How certification works

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28 open Class C and 2 OATH hearings starting November 12, 2026. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 30, 2014.

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OATH hearings
2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 12, 2026.
DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued July 11, 2023.
Housing court
2 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened July 2, 2026.
DOB complaints
10 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 23, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 100 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected April 29, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 22, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C28 open most often Heat / Hot Water
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19247387
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19247386
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19230997
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19230996
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19230995
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19230991
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19230990
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19212836
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19212835
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19212834
The report lists all 28, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B28 open
Notice sent19230992
Notice sent19146002139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145996139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145995139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145994139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145991139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145990139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145989139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145988139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
Notice sent19145986139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC
The report lists all 28, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB3 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39204402K
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39202997J
Elevators, Class 2Decided by default39149717X

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The most common category among the open records here is heat and hot water.

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Questions about this building

Does 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan had 59 open violations on September 27, 2026: 56 from HPD and 3 from OATH/ECB. 28 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since April 30, 2014.

Is 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 19 certifications filed and 15 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 40 Class C violations, all 40 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification and 1 Invalid Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 12, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued July 11, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 2 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened July 2, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 10 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 23, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 100 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

On April 29, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 22, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1927 as the year 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 61 residential units at 139 Payson Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 139 Payson Ave, Manhattan: 28 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/139-payson-avenue-manhattan

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