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245 West 131st St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01937-0013

En español: 18 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 26 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 38 años abierta, desde el 27 de enero de 1988.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 18 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 38 years, since January 27, 1988.

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18 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed January 27, 1988.

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DOB violations
31 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 1, 2026.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C18 open most often Fire Safety
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19052846
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19052845
Fire SafetyNotice sent19052844
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18759066
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18759064
Fire SafetyNotice sent18632753
Fire SafetyNotice sent18620575
Fire SafetyNotice sent18620574
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18620572
Notice sent17839681
The report lists all 18, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B8 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent18620573
Notice sent17839682
Notice sent17822492
Fire SafetyNotice sent17822489
Fire SafetyNotice sent17822488
Notice sent17358426
Notice sent17358425
Notice sent17243745

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Does 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan had 26 open violations on September 27, 2026: 26 from HPD. 18 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 38 years, since January 27, 1988.

Is 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 18 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 31 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 1, 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.

When was 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 245 West 131 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 11 residential units at 245 West 131 Street, 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 DOB violations, DOB complaints 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 DOB violations, DOB complaints 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, 245 West 131st St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/245-west-131-street-manhattan

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