121 East 97th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~68% of buildings in this ZIP (18 open)
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built before 1939 (1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 5 of 20 units
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
121 East 97th Street
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- City records show 18 open HPD violations, 1 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2009 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 5 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
121 East 97 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10029. The closest subway is 96 St (6) (2-minute walk), served by the 6 and Q lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: September 2009. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2023-08-11 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTRECOM SYSTEM FROM THE BUILDING ENTRANCE…"
- 2023-05-24 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 35, 4th STORY,…"
- 2016-02-26 "SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES THE RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 34, 3…"
- 2013-12-31 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE K…"
- 2013-12-31 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE F…"
- 2023-05-24
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 7 open · penalty 35 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 10 open · penalty 10 · (1/ea)
- 2026-04-27 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2024-01-05
- 2015-10-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2014-05-15 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2013-03-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1920. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 145
- HARRASSMENT 2: 100
- GRAND LARCENY: 59
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 47
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 43
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 124
- Noise - Residential: 117
- Illegal Parking: 49
- Homeless Person Assistance: 37
- Noise: 35
- 1510 LEX GARAGE CORP
- 1517 NEW BANI GROCERY, INC.
- 1501 GARAGE MANAGEMENT CORP.
- P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
- P.S. 198 Isador E. Ida Straus
- DREAM Charter School
- DREAM Charter School
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- The Lexington Academy
- DREAM Charter School
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- Park East High School
- 96 St
- 96 St
- 103 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Islamic Cultural Center School
- Hunter College Campus Schools
- Stolen Chair Theatre Company, Inc.
- Mt Sinai School Of Medicine
- Marx Brothers Playground
- P.s. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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