28 West 131st Street
A 6-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10037.
Addresses on the lot: 28 to 30 West 131st Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
28 West 131st Street has 97 open HPD violations, 24 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 146 complaints to HPD in the past year, 57 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC. 25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 28 West 131st Street have open violations?
Yes: 97 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 24 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 62 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 16 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 146 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 57 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 28 West 131st Street?
28 West 131st Street is registered with HPD to Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
24 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2025. HPD’s record has 11 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 29% of residential buildings in 10037 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 28 West 131st Street rent stabilized?
25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 24 in 2018. That’s 25 of the building’s 25 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 26 West 131st Street20 apartments, built 1900
- 50 West 132nd Street47 apartments, built 1972
- 55 West 131st Street38 apartments, built 1880
- 28 West 132nd Street30 apartments, built 1910
- 63 West 131st Street20 apartments, built 1900
- 27 West 129th Street35 apartments, built 1910
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01728-0051.