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5 East 131 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10037 BBL 1017560006 11 units · 5 floors · 1900

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in East Harlem
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 5 East 131 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 1900
6 or more units
11 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

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How we score buildings

How 5 East 131 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
54th percentile

Out of 1682 buildings in this neighborhood, 908 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
40.3%
No serious
violations
51.4%
Some violations
(1–9)
8.3%
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.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

Average complaint rate per building across everything this landlord owns. High rates signal systemic neglect.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Building characteristics
Total units11
Floors5
Year built1900
Gross area8,995 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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

Who's behind the building

5 East 131 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Madison Avenue Hdfc
Address
30-30 Northern Blvd 402
Lic, NY 11101
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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