Halstead Management
Managing agent — unlicensed in New York State
185 buildings. 1,066 Class C violations. No state license.
PORTFOLIO GEOGRAPHY
185 buildings.
THE PATTERN
Concentrated violation density.
At 5.8 Class C violations per building, Halstead Management carries a meaningful hazardous-violation load across its portfolio. The firm is the HPD managing agent of record for 185 buildings carrying 1,066 total Class C violations — conditions HPD classifies as immediately hazardous to life and health. Just 77 of those buildings account for every one of those violations, so the burden is concentrated in a minority of the portfolio.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR BUYERS
Considering a building managed by Halstead?
At 5.8 Class C violations per building, Halstead Management's rate is notable given the composition of its portfolio. With 164 of 185 buildings in Manhattan (89%), Halstead operates in the borough where buildings typically have the highest common charges, the most professional boards, and the strongest financial incentives to remediate violations quickly. A firm carrying this hazardous-violation load despite managing predominantly high-value Manhattan properties raises questions about operational capacity.
The outlier buildings are striking. 2241 Holland Avenue in the Bronx — Halstead's only Bronx property — carries 140 Class C violations. That single building has more hazardous violations than most managing agents' entire top-10 lists combined. The pattern of outer-borough properties in the top-10 (88-73 193 Street in Queens at 132, 20 St Pauls Court in Brooklyn at 126, 1780 East 13 Street at 64, 2250 83 Street at 59) suggests that when Halstead manages buildings outside their Manhattan core, the results can be dramatically worse.
If you are looking at a Halstead-managed building in Manhattan, the building-specific numbers may look reasonable. But if you are considering one of their outer-borough properties, demand extra scrutiny: full violation history, recent engineering reports, and the current status of any open DOB or HPD cases. The firm-wide rate of 5.8 may understate the risk at any individual building far from the firm's center of gravity.
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THE REGULATORY VOID
No license. No exam. No oversight.
Halstead Management is the HPD managing agent of record for 185 buildings containing roughly 17,000 residential units — and needs no state license to do so. In Florida, a Community Association Manager must pass a state exam, carry a bond, and complete continuing education. In New York, there is no equivalent requirement.
This means there is no government body you can complain to about Halstead's management. No disciplinary board. No public complaint registry. No performance standards. The 1,066 Class C violations across their portfolio — conditions HPD classifies as immediately hazardous to life and health — trigger no regulatory consequence for the managing agent. A firm can carry this many hazardous violations across nearly 200 buildings and face zero professional accountability.
COMPARE
How does Halstead compare?
TOP 25 BUILDINGS
Ranked by Class C violations.
| # | Address | Borough | Class C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2241 Holland Avenue | Bronx | 140 |
| 2 | 88-73 193 Street | Queens | 132 |
| 3 | 20 St Pauls Court | Brooklyn | 126 |
| 4 | 161 West 61 Street | Manhattan | 76 |
| 5 | 1780 East 13 Street | Brooklyn | 64 |
| 6 | 2250 83 Street | Brooklyn | 59 |
| 7 | 135 Ocean Parkway | Brooklyn | 56 |
| 8 | 2370 Ocean Avenue | Brooklyn | 30 |
| 9 | 2080 Ocean Avenue | Brooklyn | 25 |
| 10 | 345 East 56 Street | Manhattan | 24 |
| 11 | 128 Central Park South | Manhattan | 21 |
| 12 | 1 West End Avenue | Manhattan | 21 |
| 13 | 210 Riverside Drive | Manhattan | 19 |
| 14 | 360 West 22 Street | Manhattan | 18 |
| 15 | 105 East 15 Street | Manhattan | 15 |
| 16 | 1711 1 Avenue | Manhattan | 15 |
| 17 | 254 Park Avenue South | Manhattan | 14 |
| 18 | 530 West End Avenue | Manhattan | 13 |
| 19 | 66 St Nicholas Avenue | Manhattan | 12 |
| 20 | 317 East 48 Street | Manhattan | 10 |
| 21 | 135 East 39 Street | Manhattan | 9 |
| 22 | 246 West End Avenue | Manhattan | 9 |
| 23 | 148 East 37 Street | Manhattan | 9 |
| 24 | 15 West 84 Street | Manhattan | 9 |
| 25 | 230 East 73 Street | Manhattan | 9 |
Source: HPD Violations (NYC Open Data). Class C = immediately hazardous.
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