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The Dunbar Apartments

226 West 150th Street, NY 100393.3 ★ (46 reviews)
Rental complex with 6 buildings
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Summary

The Dunbar is a landmark Harlem garden-apartment community centered on a large interior courtyard and important Black cultural history. The architecture and rent-stabilized homes are the draw; heat and hot water, pests, leaks, plumbing, waste and slow repairs are severe recurring resident and building-record concerns.

Built 1928Managed by Paradise Management NY

Reviews

Experiences vary by building and apartment, but the dominant recent concerns are consistent: unreliable heat and hot water, pests, leaks and slow maintenance. The courtyard and historic character remain meaningful strengths.

Google
3.3
46 reviews
Yelp
1.3
18 reviews

What residents praise

Historic character and a large central courtyard

The landmark garden layout gives the complex a distinctive identity and more interior open space than most Harlem rentals.

What residents complain about

Heat and hot water are major recurring problems

Resident accounts and city records repeatedly describe winter outages and unreliable hot water.

Pests, leaks and sanitation need close inspection

Roaches, mice, ants, waste, plumbing backups and water damage recur across apartments and common areas.

Repairs can be slow or incomplete

Residents describe repeated requests, patchwork fixes and difficulty reaching effective on-site maintenance.

Amenities

The Dunbar Apartments has renovated common laundry rooms, landscaped courtyards and a playground. The walk-up complex has on-site security and management, with dishwashers in renovated apartments.

In the apartment
Air conditioning
Not available
Dishwasher
Some apartments
In the building
Virtual doorman
Elevator
Not available
Fitness center
Not available
Pool
Not available
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking
Not available
Package service
Not available
Resident storage
Shared laundry

Also here: Bike storage · On-site management · Playground

Location

The Dunbar Apartments is located at 226 West 150th Street, New York, NY 10039. The Dunbar spans a full block in central Harlem near several subway lines, supermarkets and neighborhood parks. Its interior courtyard creates a sheltered center within a busy urban area.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 7 min
    Harlem-148 St3
  • 9 min
    145 St3
  • 9 min
    155 StBD
  • 11 min
    145 StABCD
  • 13 min
    155 StC

Building records

Housing complaints are dominated by heat and hot-water issues, with noise and leaks also prominent. Open rodent, lead-paint and stair or railing violations make service reliability, apartment condition and shared-area upkeep important to check.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.
CategoryReportsLatest
1527
May 2026
569
May 2026
424
Sep 2026

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
417
28 open
117
22 open
28
17 open

2 additional older citations remain open.

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