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131 Rivington Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10002 BBL 1003530057 30 units · 6 floors · 1920

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Lower East Side
Above average
avg 17.7
51
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 51 recorded HPD violations, above the Lower East Side average of 17.7.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 131 Rivington Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
30 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

At 131 Rivington Street, a 6-story New Law tenement in the Lower East Side built in 1920 and owned by Julio Hernandez, the building has recently experienced several concerning maintenance issues. Most notably, there is an active food poisoning complaint from December 2024, and multiple water leak incidents were reported in August 2023, with one resulting in housing maintenance code violations issued to Apartment 13 for water damage to ceilings and walls. The building has also faced electrical issues, including problems with outlets and lighting in 2023. While rodent inspections between 2022 and 2025 generally passed, a July 2023 inspection failed for "Other Reasons."

The property has multiple active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations from 2024, including issues with the sidewalk shed not conforming to approved drawings and concerns about the building's exterior walls, particularly cracked stucco around the chimney and other areas. Recent tenant safety inspections in 2025 found no violations. The building has maintained consistent bedbug reporting compliance since 2021, with no infestations reported in the last four cycles. Periodic maintenance issues have been documented, including a 2020 violation regarding air conditioner units obstructing fire escape egress and various maintenance code violations related to paint, plaster, and electrical systems. However, many recent complaints have been addressed and closed, indicating some level of responsive maintenance, though the persistence of structural and safety issues remains concerning.

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How we score buildings

How 131 Rivington Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
18th percentile

Out of 613 buildings in this neighborhood, 110 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
16.6%
No serious
violations
54.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
29.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Hazardous violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as hazardous — things like mold, peeling lead paint, or broken heat.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 131 Rivington Street report

Building characteristics
Total units30
Floors6
Year built1920
Gross area21,125 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

122 Norfolk St, New York, NY 10002
124 Norfolk St, New York, NY 10002
126 Norfolk St, New York, NY 10002
131 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
Who's behind the building

131 Rivington Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
122 Norfolk Street LLC
Address
353 West 12Th Street
New York, NY 10014
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The story over time

131 Rivington Street event timeline

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2026
Permit May 14
Renewal Permit Without Changes · Sidewalk Shed
Permit Issued
Permit Jan 12
Renewal Permit Without Changes · Supported Scaffold

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