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City Council district · Manhattan

City Council District 9

City Council District 9 is centered on Central Harlem and also reaches into Morningside Heights, Manhattanville, Hamilton Heights, Sugar Hill, Manhattan Valley and parts of East Harlem. Its roughly 84,000 homes are split between walk-ups (about 35% of residential units) and elevator buildings (49%), and about 57% of units are in buildings PLUTO dates before 1940; about 10% are in NYCHA-owned buildings. The 2 and 3 run on the Lenox Avenue line, with the 3 continuing to Harlem-148 St; the A, B, C and D stop at 125 St and 145 St; and the 4, 5 and 6 stop at 125 St. Parks include Marcus Garvey Park, St. Nicholas Park, Jackie Robinson Park and part of Harlem River Park.

City Council District 9 has 110,929 open HPD housing violations, 26,815 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 41,441 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 1st most open violations of 10 council districts in Manhattan. Per apartment it ranks 7th of 51 citywide, at 1327.2 open violations per 1,000 homes.

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Open HPD violations
110,929
26,815 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
41,441
13,974 Class C · 1st in Manhattan
Residential units
83.6K
5,606 tax lots
Open violations per 1,000 homes
1327.2
City median 778.9
Heat complaints this season
282
241 by this date last season
Average year built
1919
Lots with a known year
Homes in pre-1974, 6+ unit buildings
57.9K
Where rent stabilization is most common
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C26,815 · 24%Class B54,455 · 49%Class A29,659 · 27%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 12, 2026

What residents report to 311
Housing-related 311 complaints, last 12 months
  • Heat / hot water22.6K
  • Residential noise12.5K
  • Unsanitary condition7,942
  • Plumbing5,080
  • Paint / plaster3,979
  • Door / window3,387
  • Water leak2,899
  • General repairs2,773
  • Electric1,936
  • Flooring / stairs1,758

Source: NYC 311 Service Requests · data as of Oct 12, 2026

Open violations per 1,000 homes: Manhattan council districts
City Council District 9 highlighted

Source: NYC HPD violations and DCP PLUTO · data as of Oct 12, 2026

Good to know

  • Subway: 2, 3 on the Lenox Avenue line (3 to Harlem-148 St); A, B, C, D at 125 St and 145 St; 4, 5, 6 at 125 St
  • About 57% of residential units were built before 1940 (PLUTO yearbuilt)
  • About 35% of residential units are in walk-up buildings
  • Parks include Marcus Garvey Park, St. Nicholas Park and Jackie Robinson Park

Neighborhoods included

Harlem · Morningside Heights · Manhattanville · West Harlem · Hamilton Heights · Sugar Hill · East Harlem · Manhattan Valley

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Re-verified 2026-10-12: neighborhoods match council.nyc.gov/district-9. PLUTO 26v2: 83,582 units; C 35.5%, D 48.6%, pre-1940 56.8%, NYCHA 10.5%. 15 stations incl. Harlem-148 St (3), 125 St and 145 St (A, B, C, D), 125 St (4, 5, 6). Parks: Marcus Garvey, St. Nicholas, Jackie Robinson, Harlem River Park (shared with 10).

Sources

  1. City Council District 9 · New York City Council (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), version 26v2 · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. MTA Subway Stations (station list with routes and coordinates) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. City Council Districts (boundary file) · NYC Department of City Planning (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (accessed October 12, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.

“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 12, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.