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121 Saint Nicholas' Avenue

Manhattan · 10026 | BBL 1019220024 | BIN 1058377
HPD data as of October 31, 2026
D
Compliance verdict — Immediately hazardous conditions — 3 open, about one for every 9 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

7 open HPD violations on record: 1 Class A (non-hazardous), 3 Class B (hazardous), and 3 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Filed by HPD under 121 St Nicholas Avenue — the city’s address directory lists that address and this one as the same building (BIN 1058377).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling approx 10 sq ft.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 3,344 days (about 9 years), on record since 2017.

Violation figures current as of Oct 31, 2026.

A 28-unit building, built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department condition

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 40 open DOB violations at this address, including a hazardous facade condition (Local Law 11 / FISP), filed within the last 6 years. An open life-safety condition on record limits the compliance grade to B+ — see the DOB Compliance section below.

3
Open HPD
Class B
3
Open HPD
Class C
2339
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
24
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
28
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
269
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,546
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
3 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
126 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 5.9 times the size of its lot: 55,230 sq ft of building on a 9,411 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 3, 2026.

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 St Nicholas' Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10026. The closest subway is 116 St (C,B) (3-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, B, and C lines.

What's the closest subway to 121 St Nicholas' Avenue?
116 St (C,B) — a 3-minute walk (211m) from 121 St Nicholas' Avenue. Served by the 2, 3, B, and C lines.
Is 121 St Nicholas' Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1910, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total62
Open7
Closed55
ⓘ Counted under 121 St Nicholas Avenue, which the city lists as this same building. HPD files violations by street address, and this building is on file under that address rather than the one on this page — common for a corner building recorded on its cross street. The city’s address directory gives both the same building identification number (BIN 1058377), so these are this building’s records.

Oldest open violation: September 2017 · Most recent: June 2026. 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.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-06-22 Class A · Apt 2B · 134 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd…"
  • 2024-12-19 Class B · Apt 2B · 684 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM…"
  • 2022-11-03 Class C · Apt 2B · 1,461 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 10 SQ FT IN THE 2…"
  • 2022-03-25 Class C · Apt 2D · 1,684 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 20 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH CLOSET WALL…"
  • 2022-02-09 Class C · Apt APT2D · 1,728 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 40 SQUARE FEET AT NOR…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 20, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat1
Mold0
Other0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2025-12-22 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total57
Open40
Closed17
Complaints
Total37
Open (active)0
Closed37
Recent open violations
  • 2025-02-20 FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED "CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED"
  • 2024-02-22 FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUI… "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024"
  • 2022-06-28 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL "FTM BLDG EXTERIOR WALLS FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. EXP1 EAST ELEVATION BROKEN WINDOW PANE, 2FL SOUTH AND SPALL…"
DOB data as of October 20, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 4)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
20191 infested · 1 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

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 1910. 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.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1910 (116 yr old)
Building classD4 — Elevator co-op
Floors7
Residential units28
Total units32
Building area (sqft)55,230
Lot area (sqft)9,411
Owner of record (PLUTO)121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM ENT FUND
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status24 units registered as rent-stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)24
Stabilized (latest)24
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeA
ENERGY STAR score100 / 100
Site EUI16.6 kBtu/ft² (national median 55.4)
Recent years
2024Grade A · 100/100
2023Grade A · 100/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total269812
Violent2371
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)17
Felonies87264
Misdemeanors123362
Violations37135
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 134
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 133
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 103
  • GRAND LARCENY: 64
  • DANGEROUS DRUGS: 64
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,239 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,339
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 663
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 403
  • Noise - Residential: 137
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 124
  • Illegal Parking: 87
By category
Other1,604
Noise592
Parking95
Rats28
Homeless11
Trash6
Construction2
Drug1
Drinking0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints592
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk403
Residential137
Vehicle43
Commercial9
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 215 WEST 116 STREET 27m · $400–600/mo licensee: PRESTIGE MULTIMEDIA, INC.
  • 227 WEST 116 STREET 54m · $400–600/mo licensee: PRESTIGE MULTIMEDIA, INC.
  • 279 W 117TH ST 152m · $400–600/mo licensee: SYNDESIS DESIGN-BUILD CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)7
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (7)
  • Harlem Hebrew Language Charter School K-5 · 1 min (101m) · District 84
  • STEM Institute of Manhattan K-5 · 4 min (312m) · District 3
  • Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 4 K-8 · 4 min (312m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Vis 6-12 · 2 min (147m) · District 3
  • Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 4 K-8 · 4 min (312m) · District 84
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 4 min (346m) · District 3
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Vis 6-12 · 2 min (147m) · District 3
  • The Opportunity Charter School 6-12 · 4 min (312m) · District 84
  • PS 162m 1-12 · 7 min (561m) · District 75
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby5
Unique lines4
Lines served: 2 · 3 · B · C
Closest 3 stations
  • 116 St C, B · 211m · 3 min walk
  • 116 St 2, 3 · 348m · 4 min walk
  • 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 3 · 527m · 7 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby126
Eating (79) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants56
Fast food23
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)23
→ Supermarkets11
→ Convenience12
Pharmacies8
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (20 places selling coffee, of which 16 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby44
A: 36 B: 3 C: 1 Pending: 4
Sample
  • Grade A The Nephew · Soul Food
  • Grade A Starbucks Coffee · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Il Caffe Latte · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Levain Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Lido · Italian
  • Grade A Amy Ruth's · Soul Food
  • Grade A New King Wok Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Zoe Cafe · Egyptian
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby130
By category — top 8 of 16 (108 of 130 facilities)
Youth Services21
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten18
Schools (K-12)16
Cultural Institutions15
Parks And Plazas12
Human Services9
Child Services And Welfare9
Transportation8
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • P.s. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy Schools (K-12)
  • Gotham Arts Exchange, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • New York Classical Theatre, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 180 Hugo Newman Schools (K-12)
  • Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 Schools (K-12)
  • A Philip Randolph Square Parks And Plazas

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
  • 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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10026 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,546/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10026 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$74,140/yr
Median monthly income$6,178/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,853/mo
ZIP median rent$1,546/mo
ZIP median rent is 25% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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