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551 Edgecombe Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-02109-0034

En español: 54 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 114 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 26 años abierta, desde el 2 de febrero de 2000.

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 79 certifications filed and 51 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 26 years, since February 2, 2000.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 77 Class C violations, all 77 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. How certification works

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54 open Class C and no facade report filed for inspection cycle 9. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 2, 2000.

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DOB violations
4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued March 5, 2025.
Housing court
4 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened July 7, 2026.
DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 11, 2026.
DOB facade
No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 10, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 65 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 February 9, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 4, 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).
HPD emergency repair orders
4 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,992 in total. The most recent of the 4, a lead paint order, was opened July 16, 2026.

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 C54 open most often Lead Paint
Lead PaintNotice sent19227502
Lead PaintNotice sent19227501
Lead PaintNotice sent19227500
Lead PaintNotice sent19227499
Lead PaintNotice sent19227498
Lead PaintNotice sent19227497
Lead PaintNotice sent19227496
Lead PaintNotice sent19227495
Lead PaintNotice sent19227494
Lead PaintNotice sent19227493
The report lists all 54, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B57 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19217316
Notice sent19190580
Fire SafetyNotice sent19179286555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19179285555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Notice sent19179283555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Notice sent19179282555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19139757555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Notice sent19139756555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Notice sent19138038555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19120019555 ROGER MORRIS LLC
The report lists all 57, 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 1Admitted39151933N
Elevators, Class 2Admitted39151932L
Boilers, Class 1Admitted39131840X

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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan had 114 open violations on September 27, 2026: 111 from HPD and 3 from OATH/ECB. 54 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 26 years, since February 2, 2000.

Is 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 79 certifications filed and 51 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 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 77 Class C violations, all 77 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False 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 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued March 5, 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.

Is 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 4 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened July 7, 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 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 11, 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 4 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,992 in total. The most recent of the 4, a lead paint order, was opened July 16, 2026. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan?

No Report Filed for inspection cycle 9. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 10, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 65 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 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

On February 9, 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 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 4, 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 551 Edgecombe 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 551 Edgecombe 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 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1916 as the year 551 Edgecombe 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 13 floors.

How many apartments does 551 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 127 residential units at 551 Edgecombe 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, 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, 551 Edgecombe Ave, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/551-edgecombe-avenue-manhattan

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