Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings; general requirements in Manhattan

Manhattan against the citywide record

• The median repair in Manhattan took 1,410 days against a median legal deadline of 35 days; the citywide median is 1,500 days.
• 109 notices (11.4%) sit at not complied with: HPD re-inspected and found the condition unrepaired. Citywide, that rate is 8.1%.
• Manhattan accounts for 14.8% of every § 27-2081 violation on record citywide.

Manhattan buildings with the most open § 27-2081 violations

1. 118 ELIZABETH STREET · 8 open
2. 218 WEST 22 STREET · 7 open
3. 456 WEST 47 STREET · 7 open
4. 512 WEST 134 STREET · 5 open
5. 410 EAST 13 STREET · 5 open
6. 503 WEST 176 STREET · 4 open
7. 326 EAST 13 STREET · 4 open
8. 317 EAST 18 STREET · 4 open
9. 530 WEST 144 STREET · 4 open
10. 609 WEST 180 STREET · 4 open

The law behind these numbers

These are the Manhattan rows of the citywide record for NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2081, "Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings; general requirements". The section page carries the statute text, the full enforcement record, and the standard orders HPD writes under it.

§ 27-2081 Occupancy of cellars and basements in multiple dwellings; general requirements citywide · Browse open § 27-2081 records in Manhattan in the live feed · All violation codes

Other boroughs: Brooklyn (1,806 open) · The Bronx (618 open) · Queens (676 open)

Counted from HPD’s Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset, Manhattan rows only. Figures recomputed Aug 7, 2026.